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bitcoin-0.8.4-win32-setup.exe

Bitcoin

The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.

The executable bitcoin-0.8.4-win32-setup.exe has been detected as malware by 2 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. 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 downloads.sourceforge.net.
Publisher:
Bitcoin project  (signed by The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.)

Product:
Bitcoin

Version:
0.8.4

MD5:
a5be005b554eb71cb7ab4ce3c07d9219

SHA-1:
81b3199fc23bb5534caa498b9357abb741b5624c

SHA-256:
665c602081d6f5128dacc60b6dfc7e104a876ed201005ec01e0a03ac66faba81

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
2/25/2025 11:07:08 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BJ (variant)
8.10477

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.12.2.1

File size:
11.1 MB (11,677,520 bytes)

Product version:
0.8.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\bitcoin-0.8.4-win32-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/16/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/17/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.", O="The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.", STREET=71 Columbia St, STREET=Suite 300, L=Seattle, S=WA, PostalCode=98104-1444, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00955831DFB068E111EE552AB62CF73362

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/5/2010 10:27:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:9E8V4kz6vYNPWatInPcxmJas2FcyoFfCE2c1pFkyjt/OUqy9WgXiuS/B:/eatIPImL2FkhtCyjt/XrviueB

Entry address:
0x4044

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, E8, 9B, 52, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 47, 4F, 00, 00, 56, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, AA, 52, 00, 00, A3, 88, 5C, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 26, 32, 00, 00, A3, 38, 5D, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 51, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, A4, B2, 40, 00, E8, D4, 51, 00, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, A5, B2, 40, 00, C7, 04, 24, 68, 5D...
 
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Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

The file bitcoin-0.8.4-win32-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/bitcoin/Bitcoin/.../bitcoin-0.8.4-win32-setup.exe

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