Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
154s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
18/08/2026, 10:57
General
- Target minor.ps1
- Size 5KB
- Sample260818-m2e13a1bpf
- SHA256 e53605b6ee3cce2d24c6bb5cc4a930d57a7b3327c505e4001affe6da2d9f52ab
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: xmrig
XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.
- XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
- Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Using powershell.exe command.
- Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.
- Cryptocurrency Miner
Makes network request to known mining pool URL.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 21 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exepowershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\minor.ps11⤵
- Badlisted process makes network request
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\ProgramData\HiddenMiner\watchdog.ps1"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\ProgramData\HiddenMiner\SystemHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\HiddenMiner\SystemHelper.exe" -o pool.supportxmr.com:3333 -u 42mkqnQo3n29fkzRW2KQ1aAb8a9D5wiASFRpeZ7V3vJSajniKKoZcUvh83dFrSXCnSMJUkMTbcKaNPGLp9rYYs4X5X56ofX -p x --donate-level 0 --cpu-max-threads-hint 302⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup1⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exeC:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
watchdog.ps1
ModuleAnalysisCache
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_yygalqy1.bh3.ps1
xmrig.exe
memory/2176-88-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2176-90-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2176-91-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2176-87-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2176-92-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2176-99-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2176-80-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2176-77-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2176-74-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2176-72-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2176-71-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/2216-89-0x000001DC9B870000-0x000001DC9B890000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-14-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-16-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-27-0x000001FD61E50000-0x000001FD61F02000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-28-0x000001FD61E20000-0x000001FD61E2A000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-29-0x000001FD61E30000-0x000001FD61E42000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-30-0x000001FD61E20000-0x000001FD61E2A000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-26-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-69-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-21-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-20-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-19-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-17-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-15-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-25-0x000001FD61E30000-0x000001FD61E4E000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-0-0x00007FF8B41CF000-0x00007FF8B41D0000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-86-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-13-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-12-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-9-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-8-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-7-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-6-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-5-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-1-0x000001FD61790000-0x000001FD617B2000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-2-0x00007FF8B4040000-0x00007FF8B49E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4856-97-0x00000211E1410000-0x00000211E1458000-memory.dmp