Coinminer.Win32.MALXMR.CFG
Windows

Threat Type: Coinminer
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
This Coinminer 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 requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
2,441 bytes
Other
Yes
09 Nov 2020
Connects to URLs/IPs
Arrival Details
This Coinminer 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.
Other Details
This Coinminer requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
It does the following:
- It uses the following details for it's coinmining routine:
- Mining Pool:
- xmr.{BLOCKED}g.com:3333
- Mining Pool:
SOLUTION
9.800
16.346.07
12 Nov 2020
16.347.00
13 Nov 2020
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 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.Win32.MALXMR.CFG. 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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