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cpuminer-gw64.exe

LLC

The application cpuminer-gw64.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 9 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:
969ff9a6bbffdca5718c374d84777733

SHA-1:
397d66aa53cd9f04a650af9d3cb1bb7fcb2cdf47

SHA-256:
7f6354ef7c9f4a1d9c46334c8c454f8b30111f4a90fb42fc32c46bb6b6d491c6

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 5:22:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Miner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150826

AVG
CoinMiner
2016.0.3006

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win64.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15826

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AP potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12109

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.2016914

McAfee
Artemis!969FF9A6BBFF
5600.6662

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize (M)
15.8.26.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
42976

File size:
4.1 MB (4,262,376 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\cpuminer-gw64.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:
9/25/1971 10:21:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:9w7br+zJJOyDtLuL00sJW14Bx955QRY43a4kXBJ269w0Gc8rrATMvfEV4b0iHScG:6aJHLJNJJ/CE7z626b0iHSckSD26DEb

Entry address:
0x14D0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, C7, 05, 82, D3, 37, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, BD, C0, 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, 68, CC, 28, 00, 48, 83, C4, 38, C3, 0F, 1F, 00, 53, 48, 83, EC, 20, 85, C9, 89, CB, 74, 1D, FF, 15, DF, 05, 38, 00, 48, 8D, 15, D8, 4A, 2A, 00, 48, 8D, 48, 60, E8, BF, A0, 10, 00, 89, D9, E8, C8, 26, 29, 00, 48, 8D, 0D, 81, 67, 2A, 00, E8, DC, A0, 10, 00, EB, EB, 66, 2E, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4932

Code size:
2.6 MB (2,702,848 bytes)

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

Name:
cpuminer

Command:
C:\Windows\System32\cpuminer-gw64.exe


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