adv_267.exe

Setup

Open Source

The executable adv_267.exe has been detected as malware by 4 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This is a malicious Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin-mining malware is designed to force computers to generate Bitcoins for cybercriminals' use and consumes computing power. The file has been seen being downloaded from zone4-14b7.kxcdn.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Open Source

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
b6d6a6a52102f9d3a48c8d34f408fee5

SHA-1:
eb44e856af72f153d8e028bb758bdfabc4a25ee7

SHA-256:
140a12aa7d7588c98085a641ba22f6e2113b894f6491efb2d92c5af5b675462f

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Malware

Explanation:
The program will mine for BitCoins using the computer's GPU in the background and may be installed and run without the user's knowledge.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 10:58:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Zum.BitCoinMiner
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe application
8.0.319.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
15.0.0.562

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741001
47240

File size:
4.9 MB (5,116,631 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\adv_267.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/5/2015 7:47:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:w4iK8Qqc92U+ckeSR+wrlqCzUTtnwRyHZNdVjmJ0gYEgPy5I+eP6c:wTK9q8fkldxqBwA5NdVju0gYHPQyPx

Entry address:
0x3217

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 09, A3, B8, 67, 44, 00, E8, 05, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 04, 67, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B8, 94, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 27, 44, 00, E8, AF, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 55, E8, 9D, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file adv_267.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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