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Launcher.exe Trojan CoinMiner Analysis

Updated 2 months ago
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Launcher.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name Launcher.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.213.174
Database Version 2025-04-13 00:00:23 UTC
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Trojan.Win32.CoinMiner.vb

Malware family: CoinMiner

CoinMiner malware utilizes system resources including CPU and RAM for unauthorized cryptocurrency mining. It establishes persistence through startup integration and may use resource management techniques to avoid detection while mining currencies like Monero or Zcash.
N/A
Detection Rate
101,888
File Size (bytes)
2025-04-13
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
5f335a35ae024a0269ecb9cdec98c61c
SHA1
52d58f06db89f360a389f5b92c8490c748e6d310
SHA256
205c04a83a4294a06fb87d6037df1d0fbda876493269fbb58a8d697242b695cc
SHA512
f5e072f3638043484c6b7681487780842c3f43fecc7ea6db95edc869f7e076a80fd54745184c814b03724b997a3dd76a8209811853fac9d9b1733ab3299af2e1
ImpHash
5877688b4859ffd051f6be3b8e0cd533

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 59566656572c3245c6def7091e42181c
Fuzzy: b2764f6b84f036fb6164289b7fec6f72
dHash: 5830b0fc74b4e470
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x00401000
Compilation Time 2018-02-01 20:18:00
Checksum 0x00000000 (Actual: 0x00023d72)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 9 libraries
MSVCRT, KERNEL32, USER32, GDI32, COMCTL32, SHELL32, WINMM, OLE32, SHLWAPI
Exports 0 functions
Resources 13 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName ORiGiNS
LegalCopyright ORiGiNS
Translation 0x0000 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.code 0x00001000 14,320 bytes 14,336 bytes 5.61 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ D8AF5494A902A4276E7A118E639A9058
.text 0x00005000 53,154 bytes 53,248 bytes 6.59 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 3D44ADF99D47C66DF6ED2C6ECDE44714
.rdata 0x00012000 13,216 bytes 13,312 bytes 7.11 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ E4A2346F39E8C4C981487F3B09547FAF
.data 0x00016000 5,924 bytes 4,608 bytes 4.94 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 8F719B08A0B5EEFBB620B58B6DE3BEF1
.rsrc 0x00018000 15,104 bytes 15,360 bytes 4.77 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 59E61CB39D9F99DFC9BBD725FA366703
Entropy Analysis Alert

2 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 13 (14,096 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 6 12,976 bytes
92.1%
RT_RCDATA 4 99 bytes
0.7%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 90 bytes
0.6%
RT_VERSION 1 320 bytes
2.3%
RT_MANIFEST 1 611 bytes
4.3%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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No Digital Signatures

This file is not digitally signed.

Security Implications:
  • Cannot verify the publisher's identity
  • Increased security risk when running this file
  • May trigger security warnings on some systems

⚠ This file either lacks a digital signature or the certificate chain could not be verified
Exercise caution when executing unsigned files from unknown sources

Certificate Verification Status

No valid SignedData structure was found.

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

Trojan.Win32.CoinMiner.vb Removal

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Removal Instructions

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  2. Double-click on the gsam-en-install.exe file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the program.
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  4. Click on the "Standard Scan" button to begin scanning your computer for threats.
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  6. If prompted, restart your system to complete the removal process and ensure all threats are eliminated.
Important: Before You Start
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