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: ABA7551B5925641FA1FB.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/4626fc557ef62e2c18fb63562c653f5ddff114e3653167889920969d7a5b365e
crc32: 03DC625F
md5: aba7551b5925641fa1fb62337ad966f3
sha1: df0c7f1c3611ed323ca83dc0dee37f17c3abe6e3
sha256: 4626fc557ef62e2c18fb63562c653f5ddff114e3653167889920969d7a5b365e
sha512: e3d0651f7384b9b5fc08d490baaf558af124888e63532f600010d29a886d3aea3c89f079900a5843eb5131b629242b4b467d9f39377040d223e78f959d09d2f4
ssdeep: 49152:V9jBMquYelnXIbXbMcE0ekzqQaJVFi0KCMNe7ylGUQetXp3F70DnBNvUp3oV180d:TjmquYelwXuVk+Dg9BNe7yGUnH3FRpYL
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
tlsh: T156C53367946FB3F1F88ADD39958F29F45F1AB4D21B2945C32079B7B802502D0BA58CCB
sha3_384: a17e1169cd8e66b887c19162036b588d86db3dc01580902018520cfdcfd41edbb92eec8d02fddf373242365585edd003
ep_bytes: 4883ec28488b05d56e0000c700010000
timestamp: 2024-01-11 16:13:00

Version Info:
CompanyName: VideoLAN
FileTitle: vlc
FileDescription: VLC media player
FileVersion: 3,0,3,0
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 1996-2018 VideoLAN and VLC Authors
LegalTrademark: VLC media player, VideoLAN and x264 are registered trademarks from VideoLAN
ProductName: VLC media player
ProductVersion: 3,0,3,0
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.c3611e
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]
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Tedy.495330
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Tedy.495330 (B)
Ikarus	Trojan.Win64.Krypt
GData	Gen:Variant.Tedy.495330
Varist	W64/Kryptik.LJJ.gen!Eldorado
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win64.GenKryptik
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.997
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
Rising	Trojan.Kryptik!8.8 (TFE:5:puXfYWFTsfG)
Fortinet	W64/GenKryptik.GQCB!tr
AVG	Win64:Evo-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
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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