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cpm.exe

Novograd Proekt, TOV

The application cpm.exe by Novograd Proekt, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘cpuminer’. 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:
Novograd Proekt, TOV  (signed and verified)

MD5:
efb81bb359a7626fbc9ca5c02e7ce638

SHA-1:
08846bc7189456c384119535d0d57fe6cebd3bf0

SHA-256:
a6346e3e59937d8bdc0a87d41b9b6ca986a869da63fd9167da650dd7dc098b62

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 2:34:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Miner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150830

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win64.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15830

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.0242

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AP potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12175

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:RiskTool.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.9.12.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
43330

File size:
3.5 MB (3,688,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\cpm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Novograd Proekt, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/28/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2016 1:59:59 AM

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
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:VvwunwO6kHdVLUXh/gryDIDUepDgtV35/khoEOY0c8r6wTSLQfEfQ:WgdOX92yQSEe5cNfQ

Entry address:
0x14D0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, C7, 05, 82, F3, 37, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 2D, C3, 28, 00, E8, 98, FC, FF, FF, 90, 90, 48, 83, C4, 28, C3, 90, 48, 83, EC, 38, 4C, 89, 4C, 24, 58, 4C, 8D, 4C, 24, 58, 4C, 89, 4C, 24, 28, E8, D8, CE, 28, 00, 48, 83, C4, 38, C3, 0F, 1F, 00, 53, 48, 83, EC, 20, 89, CB, 85, C9, 74, 1D, FF, 15, E7, 25, 38, 00, 48, 8D, 15, D8, 5A, 2A, 00, 48, 8D, 48, 60, E8, 3F, A3, 10, 00, 89, D9, E8, 38, 29, 29, 00, 48, 8D, 0D, C1, 77, 2A, 00, E8, 5C, A3, 10, 00, EB, EB, 66, 2E, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
2.6 MB (2,703,872 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
cpuminer

Command:
C:\Windows\System32\cpm.exe


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