Detectionhighstable

Network Communication With Crypto Mining Pool

Detects initiated network connections to crypto mining pools

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Tue Oct 26Updated Fri Jan 19fa5b1358-b040-4403-9868-15f7d9ab6329windows
Log Source
WindowsNetwork Connection
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryNetwork Connection← raw: network_connection

Events for outbound and inbound network connections including DNS resolution.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
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
False Positives
Unlikely

False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.

MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
fa5b1358-b040-4403-9868-15f7d9ab6329
Status
stable
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Tue Oct 26
Modified
Fri Jan 19
Path
rules/windows/network_connection/net_connection_win_domain_crypto_mining_pools.yml
Raw Tags
attack.impactattack.t1496
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