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cpuminer-gw64.exe

The Group

The application cpuminer-gw64.exe by The Group has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. While running, it connects to the Internet address livingston.shortysmalls.biz on port 3200.
Publisher:
The Group  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e7cab980dfbe05f6e827f6cdb11bc999

SHA-1:
0aec137ba90bb2c4f8374e4eca72f0c625edaa04

SHA-256:
d5a4a161fdbc54ad1ddabb43b55472b323cf5df5b51c919f14f8099aabe506cf

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:52:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CPUMiner.TheGroup (M)
16.1.16.21

File size:
1.3 MB (1,414,424 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\cpuminer-gw64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
The Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/31/2015 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=The Group, O=The Group, STREET="vul. Gagarina, 5", L=Khmelnytskyy, S=Khmelnytska obl, PostalCode=29000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
47800CE335CF5196AC9AFB9061AA72E4

File PE Metadata
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xDfVg/uZtOBAh0hMRAkIj+DrJvhA8gOvwRfuXuMD/reN9qMCIX2cYL5reXv:5fVCuZb6hMekL/Q+/5/WqMCFcYL5reXv

Entry address:
0x38C300

Entry point:
53, 56, 57, 55, 48, 8D, 35, 1A, CD, EA, FF, 48, 8D, BE, DB, 7F, DC, FF, 48, 8D, 87, 0C, AB, 37, 00, FF, 30, C7, 00, 08, CF, 72, D3, 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 (1,392,640 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP:
Connects to livingston.shortysmalls.biz  (66.117.6.3:3200)

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