ANDROIDOS_CHMINER.A

February 03, 2018

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 Analysis by: Lorin Wu

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 PLATFORM:

Android

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Coinminer
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  Destructiveness: Yes
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  Encrypted:
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  In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Rapid spreading Miner botnet

This Coinminer arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It uses the system's central processing unit (CPU) and/or graphical processing unit (GPU) resources to mine cryptocurrency.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

46526 bytes

Memory Resident:

Yes

Arrival Details

This Coinminer arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

Other Details

This Coinminer uses the system's central processing unit (CPU) and/or graphical processing unit (GPU) resources to mine cryptocurrency. This behavior makes the system run abnormally slow.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

Step 1

Remove unwanted apps on your Android mobile device

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To remove unwanted apps on your mobile device:

1. Go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications.
2. Locate the app to be removed.
3. Scroll and highlight the app to be removed, then choose Uninstall.

Step 2

Trend Micro Mobile Security Solution

Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition protects Android and iOS smartphones and tablets from malicious and Trojanized applications. It blocks access to malicious websites, increase device performance, and protects your mobile data. You may download the Trend Micro Mobile Security apps from the following sites:

• Trend Micro Mobile Security and Antivirus in Google Play
• Trend Micro Mobile Security in iTunes

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