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Setup

Novograd Proekt, TOV

The executable cdn.exe has been detected as malware by 10 anti-virus 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 Novograd Proekt, TOV)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
146143660dbb7d46e3256f85662ce1c4

SHA-1:
cc12100720ab033335a417f2ee18f6551868974f

SHA-256:
48248670a7ac72fbb59bab217d182312879e964f6ca694450fc95cb805d89228

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
11/24/2024 3:01:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Unwanted/Win32.BitCoinMiner
2015.08.29

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.4626720.3
8.3.2.2

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150829

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15829

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.0241

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AT potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12167

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
8/29/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Quick Heal
RiskTool.BitCoinMin.09327
8.15.14.00

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
43278

File size:
4.1 MB (4,279,544 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\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\cdn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Novograd Proekt, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
5/27/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Novograd Proekt, TOV", O="Novograd Proekt, TOV", STREET="vul. Kostyantynivska, 51", L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=04080, C=UA

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

Serial number:
6E12E911D86BEC6FF61A3722F491BE53

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:pC48awI45MoMj02ccEgfjiQ46TnM4p4fuM0jpPbxuAShjk0u:VwI4+kmfC6TMw4fu1jRlShjkj

Entry address:
0x30B6

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 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, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 09, A3, 98, 37, 42, 00, E8, A8, 2D, 00, 00, A3, E4, 36, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, EC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 2E, 42, 00, E8, 52, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 40, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9985

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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