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CPU Miner - Setup

LLC

The application cdn.exe by LLC has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 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 LLC )

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
74e7eeb484bdde6c533d91257e3d3b29

SHA-1:
0fb0b13d400822ce259cc2b6962e390f972f04f2

SHA-256:
cbc950cfb63b3b1492c69effaa4745e94d360a6c44b62c5b6b5106d711e61002

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
11/24/2024 2:55:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
5712139

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2402816.1
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win64:Malware-gen
2014.9-150605

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.1565

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
1.0.20.780

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.709
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.2.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16065

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!74E7EEB484BD
17.6.569.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
16.0.0.468

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
02.06.2015 14:23:46

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.06.05.02

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.1AA1EE0D
7.2.156

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40786

File size:
3.9 MB (4,104,344 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\temp\cdn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
5/5/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""LAYN-PROEKT""", O="LLC ""LAYN-PROEKT""", STREET="Vulitsya Bogdana Khmel''nits''kogo , Budinok 106", L=Lviv, S=Lvivska, PostalCode=79019, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00E17C1DB2CCC44BCBE684F843F1CF4F3C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/6/2014 9:40:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:4T5uilITk22quW4ZnQ4E3nD8PBexcazHIdoi8K2QsvtF:qpik22quDQ4egPBeqazaoi8KOr

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, 37, 42, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 04, 37, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B8, EC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 2F, 42, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 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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