File name:

miner

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/5244fc02-ac7e-4e8d-bf9a-9a01aa4384a4
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Crypto mining malware is a resource-intensive threat that infiltrates computers with the purpose of mining cryptocurrencies. This type of threat can be deployed either on an infected machine or a compromised website. In both cases the miner will utilize the computing power of the device and its network bandwidth.

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Analysis date: June 18, 2019, 09:43:30
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
miner
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

80402E15A81E4F513980857455EB5A9C

SHA1:

7F7937F7062CBBDF1C6FD3CA791124889A8C84F6

SHA256:

EC61768C0A7DA9650F8662AE0918FC48DC2BED6B4A97F277CEB5FDD4B1EF65F4

SSDEEP:

98304:XySO2Iqsm/baVK68sHRglb18Oz/ppyaVcfLTT6gZdDuDSXlu6DXV9coMvwue+8am:O/qsa6K6THRglqauTfbu+g6rsvwue9i

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • dllhostex.exe (PID: 2352)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2448)

    • Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2448)

    • Runs PING.EXE for delay simulation

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2684)

    • Connects to CnC server

      • dllhostex.exe (PID: 2352)

    • MINER was detected

      • dllhostex.exe (PID: 2352)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • miner.exe (PID: 3104)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2684)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting

      • miner.exe (PID: 3104)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • miner.exe (PID: 3104)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2448)

    • Creates or modifies windows services

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2448)
      • miner.exe (PID: 3104)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2448)
      • miner.exe (PID: 3104)

    • Application launched itself

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2684)

  • INFO

    No info indicators.
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (5.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2019:03:18 10:04:20+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14
CodeSize: 90624
InitializedDataSize: 6601216
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x65f7
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows command line
FileVersionNumber: 6.3.9600.16384
ProductVersionNumber: 6.3.9600.16384
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Windows Start-Up Application
FileVersion: 6.3.9600.16384
InternalName: Installe.exe
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: Installe.exe
ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion: 6.3.9600.16384

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI
Compilation Date: 18-Mar-2019 09:04:20
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Windows Start-Up Application
FileVersion: 6.3.9600.16384
InternalName: Installe.exe
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: Installe.exe
ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion: 6.3.9600.16384

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000100

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 5
Time date stamp: 18-Mar-2019 09:04:20
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x00016045
0x00016200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.63887
.rdata
0x00018000
0x00007782
0x00007800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.30833
.data
0x00020000
0x00003250
0x00002A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
2.53219
.rsrc
0x00024000
0x0063F940
0x0063FA00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
7.99862
.reloc
0x00664000
0x00001368
0x00001400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.49159

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
3.49263
892
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_VERSION
101
7.99862
6550800
UNKNOWN
English - United States
BIN

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
USER32.dll
WININET.dll
WS2_32.dll
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
65
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start drop and start miner.exe svchost.exe #MINER dllhostex.exe cmd.exe no specs ping.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs miner.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1000cmd.exe /c del /a /f "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\miner.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2352"C:\Windows\system32\dllhostex.exe"C:\Windows\system32\dllhostex.exe
svchost.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
COM Surrogate
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.3.9600.16384
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\dllhostex.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\iphlpapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\winnsi.dll
2448C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcsC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2452"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\miner.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\miner.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Start-Up Application
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
6.3.9600.16384
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\miner.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
2684cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 & cmd.exe /c del /a /f "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\miner.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—miner.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
3104"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\miner.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\miner.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Start-Up Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.3.9600.16384
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\miner.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
3632ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
TCP/IP Ping Command
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ping.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iphlpapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
Total events
65
Read events
41
Write events
24
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3104) miner.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkPlatform\Location Awareness
Operation:writeName:LastBackup
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(2448) svchost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\RemoteTimeClient
Operation:writeName:Type
Value:
288
(PID) Process:(2448) svchost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkPlatform\Location Awareness
Operation:writeName:LastBackup
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(3104) miner.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost
Operation:writeName:netsvcs
Value:
AeLookupSvc
(PID) Process:(3104) miner.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\RemoteTimeClient
Operation:writeName:Description
Value:
Enables a common interface and object model for the Remote Time Client to access management information about system update, network protocols, devices and applications. If this service is stopped, most Kernel-based software will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that depend on it will fail to start.
(PID) Process:(3104) miner.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\RemoteTimeClient\Parameters
Operation:writeName:ServiceDll
Value:
C:\Windows\system32\RemoteTimeClient.dll
(PID) Process:(3104) miner.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\miner_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3104) miner.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\miner_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3104) miner.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\miner_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(3104) miner.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\miner_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3104miner.exeC:\Windows\system32\rdpltz.xsl —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3104miner.exeC:\Windows\system32\RemoteTimeClient.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2448svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\dllhostex.exeexecutable
MD5:268F7CC5FFC830238FC55984ACA4FC39
SHA256:8D402A3871BADA94D84DD8A7C29361F27B75AC37394F6DE059B06AFB340FE3D6
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
3
DNS requests
5
Threats
8

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3104
miner.exe
GET
404
185.128.24.101:80
http://185.128.24.101/install.php?os=2_6_1_1_1_7601&host=&Install_Done
unknown
html
209 b
suspicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3104
miner.exe
185.128.24.101:80
—
—
—
suspicious
2352
dllhostex.exe
144.202.40.253:443
iron.tenchier.com
Baltimore Technology Park, LLC
US
unknown
2352
dllhostex.exe
172.104.178.109:443
iron.tenchier.com
Linode, LLC
SG
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
z.totonm.com
  • 193.62.37.224
unknown
iron.tenchier.com
  • 134.209.190.22
  • 144.202.40.253
  • 172.104.178.109
  • 159.89.194.241
malicious
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
shared
gus.achtlemon.com
  • 127.0.0.1
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3104
miner.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET USER_AGENTS MSF Meterpreter Default User Agent
2352
dllhostex.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY Cryptocurrency Miner Checkin
2352
dllhostex.exe
Misc activity
MINER [PTsecurity] Riskware/CoinMiner JSON_RPC Response
2352
dllhostex.exe
Misc activity
MINER [PTsecurity] Risktool.W32.coinminer!c
2352
dllhostex.exe
Misc activity
MINER [PTsecurity] CoinMiner CryptoNight algo JSON_RPC server Response
2352
dllhostex.exe
Misc activity
MINER [PTsecurity] Riskware/CoinMiner JSON_RPC Response
2352
dllhostex.exe
Misc activity
MINER [PTsecurity] Risktool.W32.coinminer!c
2352
dllhostex.exe
Misc activity
MINER [PTsecurity] CoinMiner CryptoNight algo JSON_RPC server Response
Process
Message
dllhostex.exe
m -o iron.tenchier.com:443 -u iron2 -p x -t 2 --donate-level=1 --nicehash