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Monero cryptocurrency miner

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MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

4 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Persistence

1 technique
T1543.003Windows ServiceEvidence1
TacticsPersistencePrivilege Escalation

The miner adds a Windows Defender exclusion rule, copies itself to Program Files as ‘HolaMonitorService.exe,’ creates an auto-starting Windows service named ‘hola_monitor_svc,’ and runs when the computer is idle.

Privilege Escalation

1 technique
T1543.003Windows ServiceEvidence1
TacticsPersistencePrivilege Escalation

The miner adds a Windows Defender exclusion rule, copies itself to Program Files as ‘HolaMonitorService.exe,’ creates an auto-starting Windows service named ‘hola_monitor_svc,’ and runs when the computer is idle.

Stealth

1 technique
T1036MasqueradingEvidence1
TacticStealth

Sophos and other cybersecurity companies involved in the evaluation process discovered an undeclared executable named ‘me.exe’ being installed in some cases under C:\Program Files\Hola\.

Impact

1 technique
T1496Resource HijackingEvidence1
TacticImpact

On closer examination, Sophos found signs that the binary was a Monero cryptocurrency miner, including strings pointing to its true nature.

Other

1 technique
T1562.001Disable or Modify ToolsEvidence1

The miner adds a Windows Defender exclusion rule, copies itself to Program Files as ‘HolaMonitorService.exe,’ creates an auto-starting Windows service named ‘hola_monitor_svc,’ and runs when the computer is idle.

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Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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MITRE ATT&CK mapping4

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