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CPU Miner - Setup

LLC

The application cdn.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 21 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.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
7fb3c0adcd4f55274524172ca1bb7747

SHA-1:
f2064ebb188ad39b1f7be537d585f6721b73ed63

SHA-256:
89b34508d6bd3b3cfc949d409d5d848c2642c7cc381b0ff4d39c63e55241edda

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
12/27/2024 5:28:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
542

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.4634392
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Strictor.D1575E
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Miner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150811

AVG
CoinMiner
2016.0.3020

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15811

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
1.0.20.1115

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.0223

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
8.15.08.11.08

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AP potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12075

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
8/11/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
11.2015-11-08_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
15.8.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.207.16845

McAfee
Artemis!969FF9A6BBFF
5600.6676

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.3079

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.08.11.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
15.8.11.20

Trend Micro
TROJ_GE.DDD618FB
10.465.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
42790

File size:
3.9 MB (4,052,624 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)

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:
6/28/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/28/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""SOFT ERA""", O="LLC ""SOFT ERA""", STREET="str. Parkhomenka, 11", L=Brovary, S=Kievska, PostalCode=07400, C=UA

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

Serial number:
68E455B0112EE583E54746EAF224F225

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):
98304:lW1EKy3j4/s1RMeA/TNKRXIzpRNGtZtb2BSBpsACEH:l1KiY7NEXIzIZtdB6k

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)

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