Analysis by: Wilbert Vidal
ALIASES:

Trojan.Win32.AutoHK (Ikarus); AutoIt/Coinminer.d (McAfee)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
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 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • 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.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 38,154 bytes
Residente en memoria No
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 06 Apr 2018

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 Details

This Coinminer requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.850
Primer archivo de patrones de VSAPI 14.194.04
Primera fecha de publicación de patrones de VSAPI 16 Apr 2018
Versión de patrones OPR de VSAPI 14.195.00
Fecha de publicación de patrones OPR de VSAPI 17 Apr 2018

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 Coinminer_TOOLXMR.M-WIN32. 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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