Coinminer.MSIL.MALBTC.SMA.hp
Windows
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Threat Type: Coinminer
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Coinminer arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This Coinminer arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This Coinminer creates the following folders:
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Animaker
- %Program Files%\Animaker
(Note: %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000(32-bit), Server 2003(32-bit), XP, Vista(64-bit), 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit) , or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP(64-bit), Vista(64-bit), 7(64-bit), 8(64-bit), 8.1(64-bit), 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Other System Modifications
This Coinminer adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Animaker
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Animaker
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Animaker
Install_Dir = "%Program Files%\Animaker"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Animaker
DisplayName = "Animaker"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Animaker
UninstallString = "%Program Files%\Animaker\uninstall.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Animaker
NoModify = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Animaker
NoRepair = "1"
Dropping Routine
This Coinminer drops the following files:
- %Program Files%\Animaker\Animaker.exe
- %Program Files%\Animaker\license.rtf
- %Program Files%\Animaker\DirectShowLib-2010.dll
- %Program Files%\Animaker\help.chm
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Animaker\Animaker.lnk
- %Program Files%\Animaker\Animaker.exe.config
- %Program Files%\Animaker\StopMotionUI.dll
- %Program Files%\Animaker\StopMotion.dll
- %Desktop%\Animaker.lnk
- %Program Files%\Animaker\uninstall.exe
- %Program Files%\Animaker\Camera_NET.dll
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Animaker\Uninstall.lnk
(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000(32-bit), Server 2003(32-bit), XP, Vista(64-bit), 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit) , or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP(64-bit), Vista(64-bit), 7(64-bit), 8(64-bit), 8.1(64-bit), 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).. %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).. %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Delete this registry key
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
- Animaker
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- Animaker
Step 3
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Animaker
- Install_Dir = "%Program Files%\Animaker"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Animaker
- DisplayName = "Animaker"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Animaker
- UninstallString = "%Program Files%\Animaker\uninstall.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Animaker
- NoModify = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Animaker
- NoRepair = "1"
Step 4
Search and delete these components
- %Program Files%\Animaker\Animaker.exe
- %Program Files%\Animaker\license.rtf
- %Program Files%\Animaker\DirectShowLib-2010.dll
- %Program Files%\Animaker\help.chm
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Animaker\Animaker.lnk
- %Program Files%\Animaker\Animaker.exe.config
- %Program Files%\Animaker\StopMotionUI.dll
- %Program Files%\Animaker\StopMotion.dll
- %Desktop%\Animaker.lnk
- %Program Files%\Animaker\uninstall.exe
- %Program Files%\Animaker\Camera_NET.dll
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Animaker\Uninstall.lnk
Step 5
Search and delete these folders
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Animaker
- %Program Files%\Animaker
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Coinminer.MSIL.MALBTC.SMA.hp. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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