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cpuminer-gw64.exe

LLC

The application cpuminer-gw64.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:
f5384042ff325bebb6763f5ce408cec4

SHA-1:
9023876e4e1cf961380a54e86ef82663af4c4c18

SHA-256:
cfea3bd48923ef0d3ee35c566915673d8c3b9871f178cadec6677b02e3805736

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 5:47:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
CoinMiner
2016.0.3025

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win64.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.1587

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AT potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12056

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize (M)
15.8.7.9

File size:
1.4 MB (1,421,592 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
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6ri9RftGUTb6sHvvtnmjdlv3GG5SVEByVfbUcIIyAUUf/Pb/kBeMKAnFPZ:66RftGUP6sP1n4x2EsbIPhO/zkBXph

Entry address:
0x38FF50

Entry point:
53, 56, 57, 55, 48, 8D, 35, CA, B0, EA, FF, 48, 8D, BE, DB, 5F, DC, FF, 48, 8D, 87, 4C, D8, 37, 00, FF, 30, C7, 00, FF, FF, FF, 88, 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 (1,400,832 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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