Possible DNS Events Related To Mining Pools (via dns)

title: Possible DNS Events Related To Mining Pools (via dns)
id: d8718605-7da6-5975-bf10-5fe50685b133
status: stable
description: This rule detects clients that may be performing DNS lookups linked with common currency mining pools.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1496/
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1569/002/
    - https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/fa0411f9424b6c47b4d5a20165e4f1b168c1f103/Detections/ASimDNS/imDNS_Miners.yaml
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-02-08
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1569.002
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1496
logsource:
    service: dns
    product: zeek
detection:
    selection:
        query|endswith:
            - 'monerohash.com'
            - 'do-dear.com'
            - 'xmrminerpro.com'
            - 'secumine.net'
            - 'xmrpool.com'
            - 'minexmr.org'
            - 'hashanywhere.com'
            - 'xmrget.com'
            - 'mininglottery.eu'
            - 'minergate.com'
            - 'moriaxmr.com'
            - 'multipooler.com'
            - 'moneropools.com'
            - 'xmrpool.eu'
            - 'coolmining.club'
            - 'supportxmr.com'
            - 'minexmr.com'
            - 'hashvault.pro'
            - 'xmrpool.net'
            - 'crypto-pool.fr'
            - 'xmr.pt'
            - 'miner.rocks'
            - 'walpool.com'
            - 'herominers.com'
            - 'gntl.co.uk'
            - 'semipool.com'
            - 'coinfoundry.org'
            - 'cryptoknight.cc'
            - 'fairhash.org'
            - 'baikalmine.com'
            - 'tubepool.xyz'
            - 'fairpool.xyz'
            - 'asiapool.io'
            - 'coinpoolit.webhop.me'
            - 'nanopool.org'
            - 'moneropool.com'
            - 'miner.center'
            - 'prohash.net'
            - 'poolto.be'
            - 'cryptoescrow.eu'
            - 'monerominers.net'
            - 'cryptonotepool.org'
            - 'extrmepool.org'
            - 'webcoin.me'
            - 'kippo.eu'
            - 'hashinvest.ws'
            - 'monero.farm'
            - 'linux-repository-updates.com'
            - '1gh.com'
            - 'dwarfpool.com'
            - 'hash-to-coins.com'
            - 'pool-proxy.com'
            - 'hashfor.cash'
            - 'fairpool.cloud'
            - 'litecoinpool.org'
            - 'mineshaft.ml'
            - 'abcxyz.stream'
            - 'moneropool.ru'
            - 'cryptonotepool.org.uk'
            - 'extremepool.org'
            - 'extremehash.com'
            - 'hashinvest.net'
            - 'unipool.pro'
            - 'crypto-pools.org'
            - 'monero.net'
            - 'backup-pool.com'
            - 'mooo.com'
            - 'freeyy.me'
            - 'cryptonight.net'
            - 'shscrypto.net'
    exclude_answers:
        answers:
            - '127.0.0.1'
            - '0.0.0.0'
    exclude_rejected:
        rejected: 'true'
    condition: selection and not 1 of exclude_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low