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cpm.exe

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The application cpm.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 5 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:
LLC   (signed and verified)

MD5:
523b330587699dcb80d604d3860d15d8

SHA-1:
7b735e63b70f099bccd1aa6e4793bfaf6c2176b1

SHA-256:
2be169acfdec156777e7e56875bd6fb06db6817d8fb61340d4c28db9d661b0fa

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:
12/27/2024 5:28:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win64.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15825

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.709
9.0.1.0237

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AT potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12146

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize (M)
15.8.25.18

File size:
1.3 MB (1,405,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/26/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""Soft-Portal""", O="LLC ""Soft-Portal""", STREET="Moskovskyy Kvartal, 12/3", L=Slavutych, S=Kyyivska, PostalCode=07100, C=UA

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

Serial number:
4376DD1DE225C965B55E10F0EF32F115

File PE Metadata
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7uuC1sMF+gJc0ZONJCEmbmyMYaM+fs7hdCLBctoS1LEu1bDbxZnmuzGiYM:7/CL+kvQQEmbDJwohglSNEu9fxZmuziM

Entry address:
0x391270

Entry point:
53, 56, 57, 55, 48, 8D, 35, AA, ED, EA, FF, 48, 8D, BE, DB, 0F, DC, FF, 48, 8D, 87, 4C, F8, 37, 00, FF, 30, C7, 00, 3A, 4F, 76, F1, 50, 57, 31, DB, 31, C9, 48, 83, CD, FF, E8, 50, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 74, 02, F3, C3, 8B, 1E, 48, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 8A, 16, F3, C3, 48, 8D, 04, 2F, 83, F9, 05, 8A, 10, 76, 21, 48, 83, FD, FC, 77, 1B, 83, E9, 04, 8B, 10, 48, 83, C0, 04, 83, E9, 04, 89, 17, 48, 8D, 7F, 04, 73, EF, 83, C1, 04, 8A, 10, 74, 10, 48, FF, C0, 88, 17, 83, E9, 01, 8A, 10, 48, 8D, 7F, 01, 75, F0, F3, C3...
 
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Code size:
1.3 MB (1,384,448 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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