Network Communication With Crypto Mining Pool

Hunt Hypothesis

Detects initiated network connections to crypto mining pools

Detection Rule

Sigma (Original)

title: Network Communication With Crypto Mining Pool
id: fa5b1358-b040-4403-9868-15f7d9ab6329
status: stable
description: Detects initiated network connections to crypto mining pools
references:
    - https://www.poolwatch.io/coin/monero
    - https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/blob/3ea70459b9559134449423c0a7d8b965ac5c40ea/trails/static/suspicious/crypto_mining.txt
    - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/search/behaviour_network%253A*.miningocean.org/files
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-10-26
modified: 2024-01-19
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1496
logsource:
    category: network_connection
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        DestinationHostname:
            - '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'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

KQL (Azure Sentinel)

imNetworkSession
| where DstHostname in~ ("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")

Required Data Sources

False Positive Guidance

• Unlikely

MITRE ATT&CK Context

• Tactic: Impact
• Technique: T1496 — T1496

References

• https://www.poolwatch.io/coin/monero
• https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/blob/3ea70459b9559134449423c0a7d8b965ac5c40ea/trails/static/suspicious/crypto_mining.txt
• https://www.virustotal.com/gui/search/behaviour_network%253A*.miningocean.org/files
• SigmaHQ Rule