HKTL_COINMINE.GQ

 Analysis by: John Anthony Banes

 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware


This Hacking Tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware from remote sites.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

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:

3,938,712 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

24 Dec 2017

Payload:

Affects system's computing power

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

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

It may be downloaded by the following malware/grayware from remote sites:

Propagation

This Hacking Tool does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Hacking Tool does not have any backdoor routine.

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • This hacking tool is a coin miner used to generate bitcoins and it requires credentials for the mining server.
  • The mining process eats up a system's computing power. As such, infected systems sustain increased wear and tear from processing coin blocks and the infected systems will work abnormally slow.
  • It accepts the following parameters:
    • --help → This message.
    • -c [ --config ] arg → Name of configuration file. Multiple configuration files allowed.
    • --compat-check arg → Exit right after compatibility checks with provided return code.
    • -t [ --threads ] arg → The number of threads for mining (default is to autodetect), when t<=0 use autodetect+t threads.
    • -M [ --mine ] arg → Mining target in YAM URI format (protocol, worker name, password, pool address, pool ports, coin type, mining parameters). Multiple mining targets allowed.
    • -P [ --mining-params ] arg → Mining parameters in parameter list format (coin:param1=value1¶m2=value2¶m3=value3. Multiple parameter groups allowed.
    • -W [ --worker-params ] arg → Worker parameters in parameter list format (worker_index:param1=value1¶m2=value2¶m3=value3. Multiple parameter groups allowed.
    • --compact-stats arg → Enable compact statistics output (uses less screen space).
    • --print-timestamps arg → Enable printing timestamps for every output line.
    • --proxy arg → Proxy server to use in format type://user:password@host:port (check documentation for supported proxy types and usage details).

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.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.905.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

28 Dec 2017

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