Network Communication With Crypto Mining Pool

  1title: Network Communication With Crypto Mining Pool
  2id: fa5b1358-b040-4403-9868-15f7d9ab6329
  3status: stable
  4description: |
  5    Detects initiated network connections to crypto mining pools.
  6    It indicates that the system is likely infected with a crypto miner malware or is being used for crypto mining.    
  7references:
  8    - https://www.poolwatch.io/coin/monero
  9    - https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/blob/da082537e0f37b9dece3a6998583e43bb5709c4e/trails/static/suspicious/crypto_mining.txt
 10    - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/search/behaviour_network%253A*.miningocean.org/files
 11author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 12date: 2021-10-26
 13modified: 2026-07-24
 14tags:
 15    - attack.impact
 16    - attack.t1496
 17logsource:
 18    category: network_connection
 19    product: windows
 20detection:
 21    selection:
 22        DestinationHostname:
 23            - 'aeon-pool.com'
 24            - 'alimabi.cn'
 25            - 'ap.luckpool.net'
 26            - 'api.fastpool.xyz'
 27            - 'auto.c3pool.org'
 28            - 'awgoaigartnj-xmr.com'
 29            - 'backup.fastpool.xyz'
 30            - 'bcn.pool.minergate.com'
 31            - 'bcn.vip.pool.minergate.com'
 32            - 'bizxmr.cc'
 33            - 'bmpool.org'
 34            - 'bohemianpool.com'
 35            - 'byw.dscloud.me'
 36            - 'c3.wptask.cyou'
 37            - 'c3pool.org'
 38            - 'ca-aipg.miningocean.org'
 39            - 'ca-dynex.miningocean.org'
 40            - 'ca-neurai.miningocean.org'
 41            - 'ca-qrl.miningocean.org'
 42            - 'ca-upx.miningocean.org'
 43            - 'ca-zephyr.miningocean.org'
 44            - 'ca.minexmr.com'
 45            - 'ca.monero.herominers.com'
 46            - 'cbd.monerpool.org'
 47            - 'cbdv2.monerpool.org'
 48            - 'community-pools.mysrv.cloud'
 49            - 'covid19crypto.com'
 50            - 'cryptmonero.com'
 51            - 'crypto-pool.fr'
 52            - 'crypto-pool.info'
 53            - 'cryptominded.com'
 54            - 'cryptonight-hub.miningpoolhub.com'
 55            - 'd1pool.ddns.net'
 56            - 'd5pool.us'
 57            - 'daili01.monerpool.org'
 58            - 'de-aipg.miningocean.org'
 59            - 'de-dynex.miningocean.org'
 60            - 'de-zephyr.miningocean.org'
 61            - 'de.minexmr.com'
 62            - 'de.moneroocean.stream'
 63            - 'de.salvium.herominers.com'
 64            - 'de.zephyr.herominers.com'
 65            - 'dl.nbminer.com'
 66            - 'donate.graef.in'
 67            - 'donate.ssl.xmrig.com'
 68            - 'donate.v2.xmrig.com'
 69            - 'donate.xmrig.com'
 70            - 'donate2.graef.in'
 71            - 'drill.moneroworld.com'
 72            - 'dwarfpool.com'
 73            - 'emercoin.com'
 74            - 'emercoin.net'
 75            - 'emergate.net'
 76            - 'ethereumpool.co'
 77            - 'eu.luckpool.net'
 78            - 'eu.minerpool.pw'
 79            - 'f2pool.com'
 80            - 'fastpool.xyz'
 81            - 'fcn-xmr.pool.minergate.com'
 82            - 'fee.xmrig.com'
 83            - 'fi.moneroocean.stream'
 84            - 'fr-aipg.miningocean.org'
 85            - 'fr-dynex.miningocean.org'
 86            - 'fr-neurai.miningocean.org'
 87            - 'fr-qrl.miningocean.org'
 88            - 'fr-tarirx.luckypool.io'
 89            - 'fr-upx.miningocean.org'
 90            - 'fr-zephyr.miningocean.org'
 91            - 'fr.minexmr.com'
 92            - 'fr.moneroocean.stream'
 93            - 'friendspool.club'
 94            - 'ftp.fastpool.xyz'
 95            - 'gandalph3000.com'
 96            - 'googleminer.com'
 97            - 'grin.2miners.com'
 98            - 'gulf.moneroocean.stream'
 99            - 'hellominer.com'
100            - 'herominers.com'
101            - 'hk-aipg.miningocean.org'
102            - 'hk-dynex.miningocean.org'
103            - 'hk-neurai.miningocean.org'
104            - 'hk-qrl.miningocean.org'
105            - 'hk-upx.miningocean.org'
106            - 'hk-zephyr.miningocean.org'
107            - 'hns.f2pool.com'
108            - 'huadong1-aeon.ppxxmr.com'
109            - 'imap.fastpool.xyz'
110            - 'iwanttoearn.money'
111            - 'joulecoin.org'
112            - 'jp.moneroocean.stream'
113            - 'jw-js1.ppxxmr.com'
114            - 'koto-pool.work'
115            - 'kronecoin.org'
116            - 'kryptex.network'
117            - 'kubo.ultra-pool.com'
118            - 'lhr.nbminer.com'
119            - 'lhr3.nbminer.com'
120            - 'linux.monerpool.org'
121            - 'litecoinpool.org'
122            - 'lokiturtle.herominers.com'
123            - 'luckpool.net'
124            - 'luckypool.io'
125            - 'mail.fastpool.xyz'
126            - 'masari.miner.rocks'
127            - 'mine.aeon-pool.com'
128            - 'mine.bmpool.org'
129            - 'mine.c3pool.com'
130            - 'mine.fastpool.xyz'
131            - 'mine.lesliejust.is'
132            - 'mine.moneropool.com'
133            - 'mine.ppxxmr.com'
134            - 'mine.zpool.ca'
135            - 'mine1.ppxxmr.com'
136            - 'minemonero.gq'
137            - 'miner.ppxxmr.com'
138            - 'miner.rocks'
139            - 'minercircle.com'
140            - 'minergate.com'
141            - 'minerpool.pw'
142            - 'minerrocks.com'
143            - 'miners.pro'
144            - 'minerxmr.ru'
145            - 'minexmr.cn'
146            - 'minexmr.com'
147            - 'mining-help.ru'
148            - 'mining.bittubeapp.com'
149            - 'miningocean.org'
150            - 'miningpoolhub.com'
151            - 'miningrigrentals.com'
152            - 'mixpools.org'
153            - 'moner.monerpool.org'
154            - 'moner1min.monerpool.org'
155            - 'monero-master.crypto-pool.fr'
156            - 'monero.crypto-pool.fr'
157            - 'monero.hashvault.pro'
158            - 'monero.herominers.com'
159            - 'monero.lindon-pool.win'
160            - 'monero.miners.pro'
161            - 'monero.riefly.id'
162            - 'monero.us.to'
163            - 'monerocean.stream'
164            - 'monerogb.com'
165            - 'monerohash.com'
166            - 'moneroocean.stream'
167            - 'monerooceans.stream'
168            - 'moneropool.com'
169            - 'moneropool.nl'
170            - 'monerorx.com'
171            - 'monerpool.org'
172            - 'moriaxmr.com'
173            - 'mro.pool.minergate.com'
174            - 'multipool.us'
175            - 'myxmr.pw'
176            - 'na.luckpool.net'
177            - 'nanopool.org'
178            - 'nbminer.com'
179            - 'node.btx.tools'
180            - 'node3.luckpool.net'
181            - 'noobxmr.com'
182            - 'p06.2miners.com'
183            - 'pangolinminer.com'
184            - 'pool-de.supportxmr.com'
185            - 'pool-fr.supportxmr.com'
186            - 'pool-nyc.supportxmr.com'
187            - 'pool-phx.supportxmr.com'
188            - 'pool.4i7i.com'
189            - 'pool.armornetwork.org'
190            - 'pool.awgoaigartnj-xmr.com'
191            - 'pool.cortins.tk'
192            - 'pool.gntl.co.uk'
193            - 'pool.hashvault.pro'
194            - 'pool.minergate.com'
195            - 'pool.minexmr.com'
196            - 'pool.minexmr.uk'
197            - 'pool.monero.hashvault.pro'
198            - 'pool.ppxxmr.com'
199            - 'pool.somec.cc'
200            - 'pool.support'
201            - 'pool.supportxmr.com'
202            - 'pool.usa-138.com'
203            - 'pool.xmr.pt'
204            - 'pool.xmrfast.com'
205            - 'pool2.armornetwork.org'
206            - 'poolchange.ppxxmr.com'
207            - 'pooldd.com'
208            - 'poolmining.org'
209            - 'poolto.be'
210            - 'pop.fastpool.xyz'
211            - 'ppxvip1.ppxxmr.com'
212            - 'ppxxmr.com'
213            - 'prohash.net'
214            - 'r.twotouchauthentication.online'
215            - 'randomx.xmrig.com'
216            - 'ratchetmining.com'
217            - 'rx.unmineable.com'
218            - 'salvium.herominers.com'
219            - 'seed.emercoin.com'
220            - 'seed.emercoin.net'
221            - 'seed.emergate.net'
222            - 'seed.kronecoin.org'
223            - 'seed.titcoinpool.com'
224            - 'seed.titcoins.info'
225            - 'seed1.joulecoin.org'
226            - 'seed2.joulecoin.org'
227            - 'seed3.joulecoin.org'
228            - 'seed4.joulecoin.org'
229            - 'seed5.joulecoin.org'
230            - 'seed6.joulecoin.org'
231            - 'seed7.joulecoin.org'
232            - 'seed8.joulecoin.org'
233            - 'sg-aipg.miningocean.org'
234            - 'sg-dynex.miningocean.org'
235            - 'sg-neurai.miningocean.org'
236            - 'sg-qrl.miningocean.org'
237            - 'sg-upx.miningocean.org'
238            - 'sg-zephyr.miningocean.org'
239            - 'sg.minexmr.com'
240            - 'sheepman.mine.bz'
241            - 'siamining.com'
242            - 'smtp.fastpool.xyz'
243            - 'solarray.club'
244            - 'solo-grin.2miners.com'
245            - 'solo-grin.2miners.ru'
246            - 'solo-xmr.2miners.com'
247            - 'solo-xmr.2miners.ru'
248            - 'soloxmr2min.dyndns.org'
249            - 'sparechange.io'
250            - 'ssl.fastpool.xyz'
251            - 'sumokoin.minerrocks.com'
252            - 'supportxmr.com'
253            - 'suprnova.cc'
254            - 'system-check.services'
255            - 'system-update.info'
256            - 'teracycle.net'
257            - 'titcoinpool.com'
258            - 'titcoins.info'
259            - 'tpool.yiluzhuanqian.com'
260            - 'trtl.cnpool.cc'
261            - 'trtl.pool.mine2gether.com'
262            - 'turtle.miner.rocks'
263            - 'ultra-pool.com'
264            - 'unmineable.com'
265            - 'us-aipg.miningocean.org'
266            - 'us-dynex.miningocean.org'
267            - 'us-grin.2miners.com'
268            - 'us-neurai.miningocean.org'
269            - 'us-west.minexmr.com'
270            - 'us-zephyr.miningocean.org'
271            - 'usxmrpool.com'
272            - 'viaxmr.com'
273            - 'web.xmrpool.eu'
274            - 'webservicepag.webhop.net'
275            - 'winxmr.club'
276            - 'x109.node.btx.tools'
277            - 'xcn1.yiluzhuanqian.com'
278            - 'xiazai.monerpool.org'
279            - 'xiazai1.monerpool.org'
280            - 'xmc.pool.minergate.com'
281            - 'xmo.pool.minergate.com'
282            - 'xmr-asia1.nanopool.org'
283            - 'xmr-au1.nanopool.org'
284            - 'xmr-eu1.nanopool.org'
285            - 'xmr-eu2.nanopool.org'
286            - 'xmr-jp1.nanopool.org'
287            - 'xmr-us-east1.nanopool.org'
288            - 'xmr-us-west1.nanopool.org'
289            - 'xmr-us.suprnova.cc'
290            - 'xmr-usa.dwarfpool.com'
291            - 'xmr.2miners.com'
292            - 'xmr.5b6b7b.ru'
293            - 'xmr.748pz.net'
294            - 'xmr.alimabi.cn'
295            - 'xmr.bepooh.com'
296            - 'xmr.bohemianpool.com'
297            - 'xmr.crypto-pool.fr'
298            - 'xmr.crypto-pool.info'
299            - 'xmr.f2pool.com'
300            - 'xmr.hashcity.org'
301            - 'xmr.hex7e4.ru'
302            - 'xmr.ip28.net'
303            - 'xmr.kryptex.network'
304            - 'xmr.monerpool.org'
305            - 'xmr.mypool.online'
306            - 'xmr.nanopool.org'
307            - 'xmr.pool.gntl.co.uk'
308            - 'xmr.pool.minergate.com'
309            - 'xmr.poolto.be'
310            - 'xmr.ppxxmr.com'
311            - 'xmr.prohash.net'
312            - 'xmr.simka.pw'
313            - 'xmr.somec.cc'
314            - 'xmr.suprnova.cc'
315            - 'xmr.usa-138.com'
316            - 'xmr.vip.pool.minergate.com'
317            - 'xmr.yiluzhuanqian.com'
318            - 'xmr1min.monerpool.org'
319            - 'xmrf.520fjh.org'
320            - 'xmrf.fjhan.club'
321            - 'xmrfast.com'
322            - 'xmrigcc.graef.in'
323            - 'xmrminer.cc'
324            - 'xmrpool.de'
325            - 'xmrpool.eu'
326            - 'xmrpool.me'
327            - 'xmrpool.net'
328            - 'xmrpool.xyz'
329            - 'xx11m.monerpool.org'
330            - 'xx11mv2.monerpool.org'
331            - 'xxx.hex7e4.ru'
332            - 'yes.fastpool.xyz'
333            - 'zarabotaibitok.ru'
334            - 'zeph-eu2.nanopool.org'
335            - 'zeph.2miners.com'
336            - 'zephyr.herominers.com'
337            - 'zer0day.ru'
338    condition: selection
339falsepositives:
340    - Unlikely
341level: high