HKTL_COINMINE.KI

 Analysis by: Jennifer Gumban

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet


This hacking tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.

It modifies the Internet Explorer Zone Settings.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

51,712 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

14 May 2014

Arrival Details

This hacking tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Web Browser Home Page and Search Page Modification

This hacking tool modifies the Internet Explorer Zone Settings.

Other Details

This hacking tool displays the following images:

NOTES:

This file is known as Bitcoin Wallet Stealer Builder. It supports the following programs:

  • Bitcoin-qt
  • Multibit
  • Others such as Electrum

It builds a stealer of bitcoins.

It gathers information from the form such as:

  • email
  • email password
  • SMTP server
  • SMTP port
  • wallet

The built file searches for the following files:

  • \Bitcoin\wallet.dat
  • \MultiBit\multibit.wallet

It connects to the non-malicious URL http://www.hackforums.net/newreply.php?tid=3610415&message=Thank%20you%20for%20this%20tool%20Papa%20Penguin,%20it's%20appreciated.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_COINMINE.KI. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.

Step 3

Reset Internet security settings

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