Coinminer.Win32.MALXMR.TIAOODDC.component
Windows
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.
Other System Modifications
This Coinminer deletes the following files:
- %User Temp%\rufus.com
It adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\B407F400-DB7A-11E3-9C1A-0800200C9A66\
0487BF80-D916-11E3-9C1A-0800200C9A66
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_CURRENT_USER\Software\B407F400-DB7A-11E3-9C1A-0800200C9A66
- 0487BF80-D916-11E3-9C1A-0800200C9A66
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Coinminer.Win32.MALXMR.TIAOODDC.component. 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:
Step 4
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- %User Temp%\rufus.com
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