What is “Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner!pz”?

The Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner!pz 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 Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner!pz virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Presents an Authenticode digital signature
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner!pz?


File Info:
name: 8B3728ED753F5B4B3ED5.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/8feb45bd989d4dc6bf75cd15b306e17b3438bdbc56ebca548923d3e8fb64a694
crc32: 996B0356
md5: 8b3728ed753f5b4b3ed53862cedce04c
sha1: bcd6dfab0ac9687e05910752b08b285432b3340f
sha256: 8feb45bd989d4dc6bf75cd15b306e17b3438bdbc56ebca548923d3e8fb64a694
sha512: fbaaf7a9fb5ff1e166b77810dd10d560fcd8f0668bf203af2196e85f3069097649bc9ded0654b47b3f9905afd946846b59b19ad2a48b450c6ffdc16ca311cc0c
ssdeep: 49152:6EpnzZ+Wv+/kS/OtfOD+pVwBz5JR6mA1Xp6oQ2H600aBmMyepU87g:6Epz+/+t7EJbR6lXpw2HjLBvFN
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1D7C533C6FC95277AC2A5C4740C09CF22124B34F58F469ACB70766AB0E78B6D85B762C7
sha3_384: fa9ac132ca2060567972fd636d6bce8fc9321724e055e44088419e80ebce8d9e3939c0a3a043fe361117f5d847d2ca83
ep_bytes: 4883ec28488b05d56e0000c700010000
timestamp: 2024-01-11 14:33:10

Version Info:
CompanyName: Google Update
FileTitle: Google Update Setup
FileDescription: Google Update Setup
FileVersion: 8,3,36,352
LegalCopyright: Copyright 2018 Google LLC
LegalTrademark: 
ProductName: Google LLC
ProductVersion: 8,3,36,352
Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner!pz also known as:

Bkav	W64.AIDetectMalware
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Tedy.495330
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win64.Dropper.vh
Malwarebytes	Trojan.MalPack.Generic
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005af85d1 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 005af85d1 )
Cybereason	malicious.b0ac96
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/Kryptik.EDF
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Reflo.pef
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Tedy.495330
Avast	Win64:Evo-gen [Trj]
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Tedy.495330 (B)
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Tedy.495330
Ikarus	Trojan.Win64.Krypt
GData	Gen:Variant.Tedy.495330
Varist	W64/Kryptik.LJJ.gen!Eldorado
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win64.GenKryptik
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.990
Arcabit	Trojan.Tedy.D78EE2
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Reflo.pef
Microsoft	Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner!pz
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Dropper/Win.DropperX-gen.R622355
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Tedy.495330
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Trojan.Kryptik!8.8 (TFE:5:puXfYWFTsfG)
Fortinet	W64/GenKryptik.GQCB!tr
AVG	Win64:Evo-gen [Trj]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)

How to remove Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner!pz?

Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner!pz removal tool

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.

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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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