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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:
0d2552413e57b0fc3f43101bcb7c9a46

SHA-1:
848e1eb1b1cf80ae032af10555ab9647c089f15f

SHA-256:
2699cdbfcfd5500ff272a7f5488dba8634ef2788c555270ac49aca99d71d4df0

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 6:41:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Miner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150910

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win64.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15910

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.0253

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AP potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12186

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/BitCoinMiner
9/10/2015

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.2017081

McAfee
Artemis!0D2552413E57
5600.6646

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize (M)
15.9.10.14

File size:
4.1 MB (4,268,136 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:
5/27/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/27/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""ALGOL-SOFT Nikolaev""", O="LLC ""ALGOL-SOFT Nikolaev""", STREET="Komsomolskaya Street, Building 103-A", L=Mykolayiv, S=Mykolayivska obl., PostalCode=54000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
737C76E85D361C6445D01F94882D618F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/1971 12:39:36 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ypsHhZi8PtqoPF5WF+/M0iqSckSD26EE9:yGtNWF+9i+

Entry address:
0x14D0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, C7, 05, 82, F3, 37, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 2D, C7, 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, D2, 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, A7, 10, 00, 89, D9, E8, 38, 2D, 29, 00, 48, 8D, 0D, C1, 77, 2A, 00, E8, 5C, A7, 10, 00, EB, EB, 66, 2E, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4916

Code size:
2.6 MB (2,704,384 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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