Potential Crypto Mining Activity

Description

Identifies when an unsigned executable or commonly abused Microsoft signed binaries are connecting to a crypto mining pool domain. Adversaries may leverage the resources of compromised systems to complete resource-intensive tasks, which may impact system service availability.

Query · eql

sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=1m
  [process where event.action == "start" and
   (
   process.name : ("rundll32.exe", "powershell.exe") or
   process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\*.exe" or
   (process.Ext.device.product_id : ("Virtual DVD-ROM", "Virtual Disk") and not process.executable : "C:\\*") or
   (process.Ext.relative_file_creation_time <= 500 and
    (process.code_signature.trusted == false or process.code_signature.exists == false))
    )
   ]
  [dns where
   dns.question.name : ("alimabi.cn", "ap.luckpool.net", "bcn.pool.minergate.com", "bcn.vip.pool.minergate.com",
   "bohemianpool.com", "ca-aipg.miningocean.org", "ca-dynex.miningocean.org", "ca-neurai.miningocean.org",
   "ca-qrl.miningocean.org", "ca-upx.miningocean.org", "ca-zephyr.miningocean.org", "ca.minexmr.com", "ca.monero.herominers.com",
   "cbd.monerpool.org", "cbdv2.monerpool.org", "cryptmonero.com", "crypto-pool.fr", "crypto-pool.info",
   "cryptonight-hub.miningpoolhub.com", "d1pool.ddns.net", "d5pool.us", "daili01.monerpool.org", "de-aipg.miningocean.org",
   "de-dynex.miningocean.org", "de-zephyr.miningocean.org", "de.minexmr.com", "dl.nbminer.com", "donate.graef.in",
   "donate.ssl.xmrig.com", "donate.v2.xmrig.com", "donate.xmrig.com", "donate2.graef.in", "drill.moneroworld.com",
   "dwarfpool.com", "emercoin.com", "emercoin.net", "emergate.net", "ethereumpool.co", "eu.luckpool.net", "eu.minerpool.pw",
   "fcn-xmr.pool.minergate.com", "fee.xmrig.com", "fr-aipg.miningocean.org", "fr-dynex.miningocean.org", "fr-neurai.miningocean.org",
   "fr-qrl.miningocean.org", "fr-upx.miningocean.org", "fr-zephyr.miningocean.org", "fr.minexmr.com", "hellominer.com",
   "herominers.com", "hk-aipg.miningocean.org", "hk-dynex.miningocean.org", "hk-neurai.miningocean.org", "hk-qrl.miningocean.org",
   "hk-upx.miningocean.org", "hk-zephyr.miningocean.org", "huadong1-aeon.ppxxmr.com", "iwanttoearn.money", "jw-js1.ppxxmr.com",
   "koto-pool.work", "lhr.nbminer.com", "lhr3.nbminer.com", "linux.monerpool.org", "lokiturtle.herominers.com", "luckpool.net",
   "masari.miner.rocks", "mine.c3pool.com", "mine.moneropool.com", "mine.ppxxmr.com", "mine.zpool.ca", "mine1.ppxxmr.com",
   "minemonero.gq", "miner.ppxxmr.com", "miner.rocks", "minercircle.com", "minergate.com", "minerpool.pw", "minerrocks.com",
   "miners.pro", "minerxmr.ru", "minexmr.cn", "minexmr.com", "mining-help.ru", "miningpoolhub.com", "mixpools.org",
   "moner.monerpool.org", "moner1min.monerpool.org", "monero-master.crypto-pool.fr", "monero.crypto-pool.fr",
   "monero.hashvault.pro", "monero.herominers.com", "monero.lindon-pool.win", "monero.miners.pro", "monero.riefly.id",
   "monero.us.to", "monerocean.stream", "monerogb.com", "monerohash.com", "moneroocean.stream", "moneropool.com", "moneropool.nl",
   "monerorx.com", "monerpool.org", "moriaxmr.com", "mro.pool.minergate.com", "multipool.us", "myxmr.pw", "na.luckpool.net",
   "nanopool.org", "nbminer.com", "node3.luckpool.net", "noobxmr.com", "pangolinminer.comgandalph3000.com", "pool.4i7i.com",
   "pool.armornetwork.org", "pool.cortins.tk", "pool.gntl.co.uk", "pool.hashvault.pro", "pool.minergate.com", "pool.minexmr.com",
   "pool.monero.hashvault.pro", "pool.ppxxmr.com", "pool.somec.cc", "pool.support", "pool.supportxmr.com", "pool.usa-138.com",
   "pool.xmr.pt", "pool.xmrfast.com", "pool2.armornetwork.org", "poolchange.ppxxmr.com", "pooldd.com", "poolmining.org",
   "poolto.be", "ppxvip1.ppxxmr.com", "ppxxmr.com", "prohash.net", "r.twotouchauthentication.online", "randomx.xmrig.com",
   "ratchetmining.com", "seed.emercoin.com", "seed.emercoin.net", "seed.emergate.net", "seed1.joulecoin.org", "seed2.joulecoin.org",
   "seed3.joulecoin.org", "seed4.joulecoin.org", "seed5.joulecoin.org", "seed6.joulecoin.org", "seed7.joulecoin.org",
   "seed8.joulecoin.org", "sg-aipg.miningocean.org", "sg-dynex.miningocean.org", "sg-neurai.miningocean.org", "sg-qrl.miningocean.org",
   "sg-upx.miningocean.org", "sg-zephyr.miningocean.org", "sg.minexmr.com", "sheepman.mine.bz", "siamining.com", "sumokoin.minerrocks.com",
   "supportxmr.com", "suprnova.cc", "teracycle.net", "trtl.cnpool.cc", "trtl.pool.mine2gether.com", "turtle.miner.rocks", "us-aipg.miningocean.org",
   "us-dynex.miningocean.org", "us-neurai.miningocean.org", "us-west.minexmr.com", "us-zephyr.miningocean.org", "usxmrpool.com", "viaxmr.com",
   "webservicepag.webhop.net", "xiazai.monerpool.org", "xiazai1.monerpool.org", "xmc.pool.minergate.com", "xmo.pool.minergate.com",
   "xmr-asia1.nanopool.org", "xmr-au1.nanopool.org", "xmr-eu1.nanopool.org", "xmr-eu2.nanopool.org", "xmr-jp1.nanopool.org", "xmr-us-east1.nanopool.org",
   "xmr-us-west1.nanopool.org", "xmr-us.suprnova.cc", "xmr-usa.dwarfpool.com", "xmr.2miners.com", "xmr.5b6b7b.ru", "xmr.alimabi.cn", "xmr.bohemianpool.com",
   "xmr.crypto-pool.fr", "xmr.crypto-pool.info", "xmr.f2pool.com", "xmr.hashcity.org", "xmr.hex7e4.ru", "xmr.ip28.net", "xmr.monerpool.org", "xmr.mypool.online",
   "xmr.nanopool.org", "xmr.pool.gntl.co.uk", "xmr.pool.minergate.com", "xmr.poolto.be", "xmr.ppxxmr.com", "xmr.prohash.net", "xmr.simka.pw", "xmr.somec.cc",
   "xmr.suprnova.cc", "xmr.usa-138.com", "xmr.vip.pool.minergate.com", "xmr1min.monerpool.org", "xmrf.520fjh.org", "xmrf.fjhan.club", "xmrfast.com",
   "xmrigcc.graef.in", "xmrminer.cc", "xmrpool.de", "xmrpool.eu", "xmrpool.me", "xmrpool.net", "xmrpool.xyz", "xx11m.monerpool.org",
   "xx11mv2.monerpool.org", "xxx.hex7e4.ru", "zarabotaibitok.ru", "zer0day.ru")]
Raw source Potential Crypto Mining Activity · Elastic TOML
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Published by elastic/protections-artifacts ↗, licensed under Elastic License 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified. 
[rule]
description = """
Identifies when an unsigned executable or commonly abused Microsoft signed binaries are connecting to a crypto mining
pool domain. Adversaries may leverage the resources of compromised systems to complete resource-intensive tasks, which
may impact system service availability.
"""
id = "fe082539-a528-4453-ac19-34d57f2f7730"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential Crypto Mining Activity"
os_list = ["windows"]
version = "1.0.3"

query = '''
sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=1m
  [process where event.action == "start" and
   (
   process.name : ("rundll32.exe", "powershell.exe") or
   process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\*.exe" or
   (process.Ext.device.product_id : ("Virtual DVD-ROM", "Virtual Disk") and not process.executable : "C:\\*") or
   (process.Ext.relative_file_creation_time <= 500 and
    (process.code_signature.trusted == false or process.code_signature.exists == false))
    )
   ]
  [dns where
   dns.question.name : ("alimabi.cn", "ap.luckpool.net", "bcn.pool.minergate.com", "bcn.vip.pool.minergate.com",
   "bohemianpool.com", "ca-aipg.miningocean.org", "ca-dynex.miningocean.org", "ca-neurai.miningocean.org",
   "ca-qrl.miningocean.org", "ca-upx.miningocean.org", "ca-zephyr.miningocean.org", "ca.minexmr.com", "ca.monero.herominers.com",
   "cbd.monerpool.org", "cbdv2.monerpool.org", "cryptmonero.com", "crypto-pool.fr", "crypto-pool.info",
   "cryptonight-hub.miningpoolhub.com", "d1pool.ddns.net", "d5pool.us", "daili01.monerpool.org", "de-aipg.miningocean.org",
   "de-dynex.miningocean.org", "de-zephyr.miningocean.org", "de.minexmr.com", "dl.nbminer.com", "donate.graef.in",
   "donate.ssl.xmrig.com", "donate.v2.xmrig.com", "donate.xmrig.com", "donate2.graef.in", "drill.moneroworld.com",
   "dwarfpool.com", "emercoin.com", "emercoin.net", "emergate.net", "ethereumpool.co", "eu.luckpool.net", "eu.minerpool.pw",
   "fcn-xmr.pool.minergate.com", "fee.xmrig.com", "fr-aipg.miningocean.org", "fr-dynex.miningocean.org", "fr-neurai.miningocean.org",
   "fr-qrl.miningocean.org", "fr-upx.miningocean.org", "fr-zephyr.miningocean.org", "fr.minexmr.com", "hellominer.com",
   "herominers.com", "hk-aipg.miningocean.org", "hk-dynex.miningocean.org", "hk-neurai.miningocean.org", "hk-qrl.miningocean.org",
   "hk-upx.miningocean.org", "hk-zephyr.miningocean.org", "huadong1-aeon.ppxxmr.com", "iwanttoearn.money", "jw-js1.ppxxmr.com",
   "koto-pool.work", "lhr.nbminer.com", "lhr3.nbminer.com", "linux.monerpool.org", "lokiturtle.herominers.com", "luckpool.net",
   "masari.miner.rocks", "mine.c3pool.com", "mine.moneropool.com", "mine.ppxxmr.com", "mine.zpool.ca", "mine1.ppxxmr.com",
   "minemonero.gq", "miner.ppxxmr.com", "miner.rocks", "minercircle.com", "minergate.com", "minerpool.pw", "minerrocks.com",
   "miners.pro", "minerxmr.ru", "minexmr.cn", "minexmr.com", "mining-help.ru", "miningpoolhub.com", "mixpools.org",
   "moner.monerpool.org", "moner1min.monerpool.org", "monero-master.crypto-pool.fr", "monero.crypto-pool.fr",
   "monero.hashvault.pro", "monero.herominers.com", "monero.lindon-pool.win", "monero.miners.pro", "monero.riefly.id",
   "monero.us.to", "monerocean.stream", "monerogb.com", "monerohash.com", "moneroocean.stream", "moneropool.com", "moneropool.nl",
   "monerorx.com", "monerpool.org", "moriaxmr.com", "mro.pool.minergate.com", "multipool.us", "myxmr.pw", "na.luckpool.net",
   "nanopool.org", "nbminer.com", "node3.luckpool.net", "noobxmr.com", "pangolinminer.comgandalph3000.com", "pool.4i7i.com",
   "pool.armornetwork.org", "pool.cortins.tk", "pool.gntl.co.uk", "pool.hashvault.pro", "pool.minergate.com", "pool.minexmr.com",
   "pool.monero.hashvault.pro", "pool.ppxxmr.com", "pool.somec.cc", "pool.support", "pool.supportxmr.com", "pool.usa-138.com",
   "pool.xmr.pt", "pool.xmrfast.com", "pool2.armornetwork.org", "poolchange.ppxxmr.com", "pooldd.com", "poolmining.org",
   "poolto.be", "ppxvip1.ppxxmr.com", "ppxxmr.com", "prohash.net", "r.twotouchauthentication.online", "randomx.xmrig.com",
   "ratchetmining.com", "seed.emercoin.com", "seed.emercoin.net", "seed.emergate.net", "seed1.joulecoin.org", "seed2.joulecoin.org",
   "seed3.joulecoin.org", "seed4.joulecoin.org", "seed5.joulecoin.org", "seed6.joulecoin.org", "seed7.joulecoin.org",
   "seed8.joulecoin.org", "sg-aipg.miningocean.org", "sg-dynex.miningocean.org", "sg-neurai.miningocean.org", "sg-qrl.miningocean.org",
   "sg-upx.miningocean.org", "sg-zephyr.miningocean.org", "sg.minexmr.com", "sheepman.mine.bz", "siamining.com", "sumokoin.minerrocks.com",
   "supportxmr.com", "suprnova.cc", "teracycle.net", "trtl.cnpool.cc", "trtl.pool.mine2gether.com", "turtle.miner.rocks", "us-aipg.miningocean.org",
   "us-dynex.miningocean.org", "us-neurai.miningocean.org", "us-west.minexmr.com", "us-zephyr.miningocean.org", "usxmrpool.com", "viaxmr.com",
   "webservicepag.webhop.net", "xiazai.monerpool.org", "xiazai1.monerpool.org", "xmc.pool.minergate.com", "xmo.pool.minergate.com",
   "xmr-asia1.nanopool.org", "xmr-au1.nanopool.org", "xmr-eu1.nanopool.org", "xmr-eu2.nanopool.org", "xmr-jp1.nanopool.org", "xmr-us-east1.nanopool.org",
   "xmr-us-west1.nanopool.org", "xmr-us.suprnova.cc", "xmr-usa.dwarfpool.com", "xmr.2miners.com", "xmr.5b6b7b.ru", "xmr.alimabi.cn", "xmr.bohemianpool.com",
   "xmr.crypto-pool.fr", "xmr.crypto-pool.info", "xmr.f2pool.com", "xmr.hashcity.org", "xmr.hex7e4.ru", "xmr.ip28.net", "xmr.monerpool.org", "xmr.mypool.online",
   "xmr.nanopool.org", "xmr.pool.gntl.co.uk", "xmr.pool.minergate.com", "xmr.poolto.be", "xmr.ppxxmr.com", "xmr.prohash.net", "xmr.simka.pw", "xmr.somec.cc",
   "xmr.suprnova.cc", "xmr.usa-138.com", "xmr.vip.pool.minergate.com", "xmr1min.monerpool.org", "xmrf.520fjh.org", "xmrf.fjhan.club", "xmrfast.com",
   "xmrigcc.graef.in", "xmrminer.cc", "xmrpool.de", "xmrpool.eu", "xmrpool.me", "xmrpool.net", "xmrpool.xyz", "xx11m.monerpool.org",
   "xx11mv2.monerpool.org", "xxx.hex7e4.ru", "zarabotaibitok.ru", "zer0day.ru")]
'''

min_endpoint_version = "8.4.0"
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[optional_actions]]
action = "rollback"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1496"
name = "Resource Hijacking"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1496/"


[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0040"
name = "Impact"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0040/"

[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.4.0"

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