Threat Research

The translation from Korean to English for the given title “게임 에뮬레이터를 통해 설치되는 XMRig 코인마이너” is: “XMRig Coin Miner Installed Through Game Emulator”.

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  • AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently confirmed the distribution of XMRig coin miners through game emulators.
  • The distribution route of the coin miner has been identified as a site that distributes game emulators for popular gaming devices. Users can download the compressed file of the game emulator by clicking on the download button on the right side of the site.
  • Many blogs introduce the game emulator without realizing that it contains malicious code when searching for the actual game emulator on search engines.
  • The coin miner is installed through the game emulator download.

https://asec.ahnlab.com/ko/65604/

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