BAT_COINMINE.EI

 Analysis by: Mar Philip Elaurza
 Modified by: Rhena Inocencio

 ALIASES:

Trojan:BAT/CoinMiner.B (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan 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

File Size:

671 bytes

File Type:

BAT

Initial Samples Received Date:

31 Mar 2016

Arrival Details

This Trojan 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 Trojan drops the following files:

  • %Windows%\Tasks\gm

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • %Windows%\Tasks\cell

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

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

It does the following:

  • It executes the following command:
    • mstdc.exe -m -u bond007.01 -p x -t %NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%
    • mstdc.exe -m -u bond007.01 -p x -t %NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS% -gpu