HKTL_COINMINE.GI

November 01, 2017
 Analysis by: Nikko Tamana
 ALIASES:

Riskware/BitCoinMiner (Fortinet), Trojan.BitCoinMiner (Ikarus), RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner.iclc (Kaspersky), a variant of Win32/BitCoinMiner.DN (NOD32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

656,384 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

23 Aug 2017

Arrival Details

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

Other Details

This Hacking Tool requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.