Analysis by: Robert Nicole Malagad
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Coinminer

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Bundled with other malware, Downloaded from the Internet

This Coinminer may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 375,296 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Coinminer may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.

Other Details

This Coinminer does the following:

  • It connects to the following URLs as part of its coin mining routine:
    • pool.{BLOCKED}txmr.com:80
    • {BLOCKED}sh.com
    • {BLOCKED}nightv7.com
    • {BLOCKED}ate.com
    • {BLOCKED}night-light.com
    • {BLOCKED}night-lite.com
    • {BLOCKED}night.com
  • It uses the following wallet for coin mining:
    • {BLOCKED}167YUAJaEcwyF1sB11ExuZwQTy2MQ9QeADcaNEWEMfvbyN2jr8gAhj1JLSpzLDSjETfWxrwLvACXuFadeQ8tRZWy8

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 14.272.04
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 24 May 2018
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 14.273.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 25 May 2018

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