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CPU Miner - Setup

DZHPI-PROEKT

The application cdn.exe by DZHPI-PROEKT has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable 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 cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by DZHPI-PROEKT)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
dbc58ad198b7615e74a3d542adccc11e

SHA-1:
0b8b21d62b2e7a9fcd235aaf7441902d74f80ba7

SHA-256:
aa11374f75489fa9d2d75ca172d68cb90d92ed768fbc19318baa5b92a03913ce

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/28/2024 8:13:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15616

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
6/16/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16251

McAfee
Artemis!7FFF80B3346B
5600.6733

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.2086

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.34A7C78E
7.2.167

File size:
4.4 MB (4,571,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

Original file name:
cpuminer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\4jcg48c2\cdn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DZHPI-PROEKT

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/27/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/27/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DZHPI-PROEKT, O=DZHPI-PROEKT, STREET="vul. Hrafa Fon Shenborna, 49", L=Mukacheve, S=Zakarpatska, PostalCode=89600, C=UA

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

Serial number:
391A6404F6B8400F91E0D33039F075C3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 1:40:30 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:+rgpq1egFdd473+L3qA7DygankWdZn94YtbMg34Zrl:+rIjgFdy3+17DyjnkEZ95tQQ4Zrl

Entry address:
0x3239

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, 98, E4, 42, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, E4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 20, 88, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file cdn.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com/cdn.exe

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