What is xmrig-cpu-x64.exe?

xmrig-cpu-x64.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the xmrig-cpu-x64.exe version information.

xmrig-cpu-x64.exe's description is "COM Surrogate"

xmrig-cpu-x64.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected xmrig-cpu-x64.exe.

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VirusTotal report

42 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the xmrig-cpu-x64.exe file. That's a 63% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Acronis	suspicious
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Miner.4!c
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Miner.C2614838
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Miner
Avast	Win32:CryptoMiner-L [Trj]
AVG	Win32:CryptoMiner-L [Trj]
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1035214
ClamAV	Multios.Coinminer.Miner-6781728-2
Comodo	Malware@#1j98jhzl0wdpr
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.fd5ae3
Cyren	W64/XMRIG.QOOR-1757
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.DN potentially unwanted
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1035214
FireEye	Generic.mg.1ba4329ca8688234
Fortinet	W32/XMRig_Miner.WIN64
GData	Win32.Application.CoinMiner.T@gen
Ikarus	PUA.CoinMiner
Invincea	heuristic
Jiangmin	Trojan.Miner.duk
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 00523bf51 )
K7GW	Adware ( 00523bf51 )
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Miner.gen
Malwarebytes	Trojan.BitCoinMiner
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
McAfee	W64/CoinMiner!1BA4329CA868
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Dropper.ch
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/CoinMiner
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win64.Miner.ffinky
Paloalto	generic.ml
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.f11
Rising	Trojan.Win32/64.XMR-Miner!1.ADCC (CLOUD)
SentinelOne	DFI - Malicious PE
Sophos	XMRig Miner (PUA)
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Coinminer_CryptoNight.SM-WIN64
VBA32	Trojan.Miner
Yandex	Trojan.Miner!E7DmF+/mkDA
Zillya	Trojan.GenericKD.Win32.202282
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Miner.gen

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a1c07f9dbed6670db09190ecf2cd1ed993ed53dfd6166b612dab596f7789bb8f.bin",
        "process_name": "a1c07f9dbed6670db09190ecf2cd1ed993ed53dfd6166b612dab596f7789bb8f.bin",
        "pid": 2740,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1584838385.5625,
        "ppid": 2892
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1584838385.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

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Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.210958003997803,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 5342,
            "time": 12.210760831832886,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7186,
            "time": 6.170903921127319,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7514,
            "time": 4.165979862213135,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7842,
            "time": 6.183092832565308,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8170,
            "time": 4.665599822998047,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8498,
            "time": 3.047701835632324,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 8826,
            "time": 4.6950249671936035,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 28236,
            "time": 4.199333906173706,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 36620,
            "time": 6.2730958461761475,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "f5e388144df97c89d7dd38bea32a6b61d1a706ab924b10b2a146db70245ca788",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "aba571fa4fbc15776c34e2f6bb9ef2c65522e3f2efb17ec4d362a896ba18bc14",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

xmrig-cpu-x64.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove xmrig-cpu-x64.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the xmrig-cpu-x64.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that xmrig-cpu-x64.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate xmrig-cpu-x64.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the xmrig-cpu-x64.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate xmrig-cpu-x64.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\downloads\xmrig-cpu-x64.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the xmrig-cpu-x64.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If xmrig-cpu-x64.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If xmrig-cpu-x64.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If xmrig-cpu-x64.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that xmrig-cpu-x64.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

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