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CPU Miner - Setup

Synaps Proekt, TOV

The application cdn.exe by Synaps Proekt, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 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 Synaps Proekt, TOV)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
ef53016bae8cf6872d6f5e21fab5cd09

SHA-1:
e677f263dd9fea5e626e408406c1a60b181378bd

SHA-256:
268e3ffec106053a641b25f0ab58602328a985c9f36b0a5f332ea25bd4bb811c

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
12/28/2024 8:53:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2402816.1
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150601

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.1561

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Suspicious:W32/Malware.e677f263dd!Online
5.14.151

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.01CFHS
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16089

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!50B27F00067B
18.0.204.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.06.01.04

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.98EA090E
7.2.152

File size:
2.9 MB (3,017,280 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\ie\{random}\cdn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Synaps Proekt, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/25/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Synaps Proekt, TOV", O="Synaps Proekt, TOV", STREET=Bud. 7 vul.Vandy Vasylevskoi, L=Kyyiv, S=Kyyiv, PostalCode=01054, C=UA

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

Serial number:
3D8D59EB189BBC567C8393B4BF1D9F3E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/6/2014 9:40:03 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ce725drC6dWSjKzj1nLe/dpsWt92uXpfds59E2wsGhvK6Br5hWA:cmadrCejKNaoWt92mfn2NGhvh55hWA

Entry address:
0x321A

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, F8, 1F, 7A, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 44, 1F, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, F8, D4, 79, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 40, 17, 7A, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9966

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 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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