xmrig | 979259f879af1c7f1313b5d41966ee26334f3e300b9d2bfe2c04369eff013ca5

General

Target
2026-10-26_590ad89e5050d0ccca23386c9948bea6_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader
Size 30.4MB
Sample261027-vaycbsfv3l
SHA256 979259f879af1c7f1313b5d41966ee26334f3e300b9d2bfe2c04369eff013ca5
MD5 590ad89e5050d0ccca23386c9948bea6
SHA1 fbe963ab020838b34ed9c0a0b06b0daac664d57e
SHA512 51d9bf37c366a775a8e051b60267f78a0e1c448c3856e56455b1f13999f63d0654ebca8e4f63583ff3e295efe26f92477bb4da9070355ae65185578959fd9aea
SSDEEP 786432:Ut5LgwydejK9Z6aQemPMkf9Vkr9KY2LHB7D4CB0H5jPPHIBUlel:Ut5LgwydejK9Z6abk1Vkr9wD4CB0BoUk
TLSH
T11A670221758EC53AD52E06B09E2CDA9A962C6D730B7188DBB3DC7D9A56344C35332F23
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Targets

- Target
  2026-10-26_590ad89e5050d0ccca23386c9948bea6_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader
- Size 30.4MB
- SHA256 979259f879af1c7f1313b5d41966ee26334f3e300b9d2bfe2c04369eff013ca5
- MD5 590ad89e5050d0ccca23386c9948bea6
- SHA1 fbe963ab020838b34ed9c0a0b06b0daac664d57e
- SHA512 51d9bf37c366a775a8e051b60267f78a0e1c448c3856e56455b1f13999f63d0654ebca8e4f63583ff3e295efe26f92477bb4da9070355ae65185578959fd9aea
- SSDEEP 786432:Ut5LgwydejK9Z6aQemPMkf9Vkr9KY2LHB7D4CB0H5jPPHIBUlel:Ut5LgwydejK9Z6abk1Vkr9wD4CB0BoUk
- TLSH
  T11A670221758EC53AD52E06B09E2CDA9A962C6D730B7188DBB3DC7D9A56344C35332F23
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score

10^/10

defense_evasion discovery execution xmrig miner persistence pyinstaller ransomware spyware stealer upx
- Family: xmrig
  XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.
  miner xmrig
- Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
- Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers
- Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
- Detects executables containing possible sandbox analysis VM names
- Detects executables containing possible sandbox analysis VM usernames
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point)
- XMRig Miner payload
  miner
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
  execution
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  Run Powershell and hide display window.
  execution
- Checks computer location settings
  Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
  The file runs from a user directory while carrying the name of an executable that normally only exists in System32.
  defense_evasion
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers
  Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
  spyware stealer
- Enumerates connected drives
  Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Looks up external IP address via web service
  Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
  discovery
- Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
  execution
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- UPX packed file
  Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
  upx
behavioral1 behavioral2