d09c959fde55e3dbe9316ea6a65f6951ceb6d14869719b846e17a6e7781edaa5

The presence of SHA-256 hash d09c959fde55e3dbe9316ea6a65f6951ceb6d14869719b846e17a6e7781edaa5 is a significant Indicator of Compromise (IOC) pointing towards potential malware infection, specifically related to cryptocurrency mining activity. Identified by multiple threat feeds, this IOC correlates with files such as MinerGate-xFast-gui-1.5-win.exe and related DLLs, strongly suggesting the presence of a potentially unwanted program (PUP) or cryptojacking malware. If left unaddressed, this can lead to unauthorized resource consumption, performance degradation, and potential lateral movement within the network. The threat actor is likely opportunistic, leveraging compromised systems to generate cryptocurrency profits. This IOC's association with Akamai hostnames could indicate the use of content delivery networks (CDNs) to distribute the malware or host related resources, potentially evading traditional detection mechanisms.