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cpuminer-gw64.exe

Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV

The application cpuminer-gw64.exe by Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘cpuminer’. While running, it connects to the Internet address livingston.shortysmalls.biz on port 3200.
Publisher:
Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8baab26199dbb16f810559fb2c2a5fe1

SHA-1:
cb8fc9de45d7662b0ff34a4dc645e15bbb3d948f

SHA-256:
ce8c668f13a2a9a3cab95ac9f4dc90de16cfc3beb738ed60da3f89b708303807

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 5:05:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitcoinMiner.PromgazstroiProektTOV.Meta (M)
15.6.27.7

File size:
1.3 MB (1,413,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/29/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV", O="Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV", STREET="Bud. 33 kv. 53, vul.Bela Kuna", L=Simferopol, S=Avtonomna Respublika Krym, PostalCode=95000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00FC0D6AD78022749D360DBAA6D8E84B1E

File PE Metadata
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BsFaK8WRXanbg1k1DVB8Kdq6wG5rGi6oTmN40z+X5jOwuFoEu1h1trfxCr:Bs8WR2bqaVaKEErG/Tj+VuFo1h1dq

Entry address:
0x38C090

Entry point:
53, 56, 57, 55, 48, 8D, 35, 8A, CF, EA, FF, 48, 8D, BE, DB, 7F, DC, FF, 48, 8D, 87, 0C, AB, 37, 00, FF, 30, C7, 00, FE, 79, 4D, 63, 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)

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

Name:
cpuminer

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


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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