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ETHM - Setup

LLC

The application cdn.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 5 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 zone2-14b7.kxcdn.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
ETHM - Setup

Version:
0.9.41

MD5:
626a0e3e57f02629321664580557dc17

SHA-1:
d0e03a5ed0f67f0bdc06240d8a5b79fd14b6ea0f

SHA-256:
68de10e29814e1d0c1e235ef9b61c592d3b868662451786b23a4d1aa1d43fcdc

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 12:43:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Unwanted/Win32.BitCoinMiner
2015.11.01

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Generickd-3949
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.730
9.0.1.0318

Kaspersky
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
14.0.0.1122

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
15.11.14.12

File size:
988.7 KB (1,012,392 bytes)

Product version:
0.9.41

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

Original file name:
-

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\ie\{random}\cdn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/29/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""SOFT DATA SISTEM""", O="LLC ""SOFT DATA SISTEM""", STREET="Bud. 71 kv. 167, vul.Marshala Malynovskogo", L=Odesa, S=65074, PostalCode=65074, C=UA

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

Serial number:
038055A53CEDE11B348157AAC339B85C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 7:40:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zXcu00Pwi4VkFZeGm3lSla65MYaJWb/n4oJL2+j/f0h7:DGaxel3CdWJSQo02UB

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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Entropy:
7.9824

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 4 URLs.

http://zone2-14b7.kxcdn.com/Zone2.exe

http://113.171.224.210/.../Cdn.exe

http://113.171.224.169/.../Cdn.exe

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

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