Concrete signature match: Trojan - Appears legitimate but performs malicious actions for Linux platform, family CoinMiner
This threat is a trojan designed to illicitly mine cryptocurrency, consuming system resources for financial gain. Despite its 'Linux' platform designation, the associated strings reveal numerous techniques for execution, persistence, and evasion on Windows systems, indicating it is likely a cross-platform threat or a tool for lateral movement.
Relevant strings associated with this threat: - ;/github.com/Bendr0id/CmrcServiceCC/wiki/Coin-configurations (PEHSTR) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForMshta.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.C!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.D!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.L!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.O!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRegsvr32.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRundll32.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - rundll32 (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForBITSJobs.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForPowerShell.G!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForScheduledTask.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForDataEncoding.D!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.J!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.K!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRemoteFileCopy.B!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:ExecutionGuardrails (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForFileDeletion.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.M!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForNetshHelperDLL.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT) - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRemoteServices.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
810739b1871caff0afe4b766ae4a1fff30acc4e78cb4b1f9760a05d2016db738Isolate the affected host from the network to prevent further spread or communication. Run a full antivirus scan to remove all malicious components. Review scheduled tasks, startup processes, and system logs for any unauthorized changes. Reset all credentials associated with the compromised system.