XMRig CoinMiner Installed via Game Hacks

AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) recently found that XMRig CoinMiner is being distributed through game hacks. The process is similar to previously covered cases where file-sharing platforms were used to distribute XMRig CoinMiner [1] [2].

1. Distribution Channel

The CoinMiner’s distribution channel was found to be a website that distributed game hacks for famous games, where multiple compressed files were uploaded disguised as hacks for famous games. In order to prevent the download from being blocked …

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