Categories: Malware

What is “Troj/Miner-AAZ”?

The Troj/Miner-AAZ is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Troj/Miner-AAZ virus can do?

  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • The executable is compressed using UPX
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Troj/Miner-AAZ?


File Info:

name: 4AA4A3FAD2E694F9A519.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/653ae917f32ae95d12e54000de7ed812d689bf4a747e7fe827c2d00c10fe2147crc32: 71E57C76md5: 4aa4a3fad2e694f9a51982800bce0d89sha1: 4f58046120ef3e9dd893ed54c7accf23e370a224sha256: 653ae917f32ae95d12e54000de7ed812d689bf4a747e7fe827c2d00c10fe2147sha512: 9a2be9b59b7f8d4c16386ad40badf08848bb4192961018def8639507fcdbab387124677efe420c3e508140636dbcff7d0e5498a5fc28a29052fc267330e223b7ssdeep: 6144:GhSt2d6FU0y1Bmw5dyUpFUBqN3LTtCqaeyC+L6brB44K5:Gh82d62ZMwnyeFRXtCJ/CZhKtype: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windowstlsh: T196440246F1E91F10C2B415FEB20BAB79A4E5C8376C69E200D3AE1B43C5BDF0137A6656sha3_384: 1c476f918ccb62f3178b8c0c299c88a86653bb196c097161c65202ec7665f9079199237d0caa2dc0f3d87ee1efeb971aep_bytes: 53565755488d35e528fcff488dbe0070timestamp: 2021-11-17 06:49:59

Version Info:

CompanyName: Microsoft CorporationFileDescription: Host Process for Windows ServiceFileVersion: 2.0.0.0InternalName: sqhost.exeLegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2016OriginalFilename: sqhost.exeProductName: sqhost.exeProductVersion: 2.0.0.0Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Troj/Miner-AAZ also known as:

Elastic malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A
Malwarebytes Trojan.BitCoinMiner
Cybereason malicious.ad2e69
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win64/Agent.XF
APEX Malicious
BitDefender Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A
Ad-Aware Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A
Sophos Troj/Miner-AAZ
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win64.Fake.dc
FireEye Generic.mg.4aa4a3fad2e694f9
Emsisoft Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A (B)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
GData Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1140127
Arcabit Trojan.Variadic.Prometei.A
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win.CoinMiner.R413841
ALYac Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A
MAX malware (ai score=80)
Cylance Unsafe
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10cf8b56
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)

How to remove Troj/Miner-AAZ?

  • Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
  • Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
  • Move to quarantine” all items.
  • Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
  • Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
  • Restart your computer.
Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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