cpuminer-gw64.exe

LLC

The application cpuminer-gw64.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. 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:
ef260ebc63ae2a30c465bb3dcc6e7ce5

SHA-1:
ba0656b263959f997003f9ccee34adb6a584895a

SHA-256:
688804bf7f379ac2630462728b41acc36f9937f2567e8f0f6872e724121da8de

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 5:05:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win64.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15822

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AT potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12136

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize (M)
15.8.22.23

File size:
1.4 MB (1,457,960 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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 Lending Grup""", O="LLC ""Soft Lending Grup""", STREET="Str. Patrice Lumumba, 4/6", L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=01042, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00DB38AB5E9FF3E53AA97E4B4D6DCD7366

File PE Metadata
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1d4Cj74eqbuGjz4qsPSzpaq9sO+D/6VH4WcMhnvD6GM4+FOLN8cXO76e:b4Cj8eqlX3zpaq/aCVYzMh7bbXGc+73

Entry address:
0x391D30

Entry point:
53, 56, 57, 55, 48, 8D, 35, EA, 22, EA, FF, 48, 8D, BE, DB, CF, DC, FF, 48, 8D, 87, 4C, F8, 37, 00, FF, 30, C7, 00, 91, 2F, DE, E8, 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:
1.4 MB (1,437,696 bytes)

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