cpuminer-gw64.exe

SOFT Sistems, TOV

The application cpuminer-gw64.exe by SOFT Sistems, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 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’. While running, it connects to the Internet address livingston.shortysmalls.biz on port 3202.
Publisher:
SOFT Sistems, TOV  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6e17d54b7bea4b077e2a23e3f777dc34

SHA-1:
cec23d57a24d780042dae713ffa5261e6f5a4adf

SHA-256:
7ac54a182cefa0000f0a2597ffb211fbca289a366327f7a4c5c3be936c929a5d

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 4:07:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Miner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150603

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitcoinMiner.SOFTSistemsTOV.Meta
15.6.3.11

File size:
3.9 MB (4,084,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/25/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="SOFT Sistems, TOV", O="SOFT Sistems, TOV", STREET="Bud. 24/15, vul.Spaska", S=Kyyiv, PostalCode=04070, C=UA

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

Serial number:
5CBD1C710A9546DFAF9D81941A6403B8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/15/1971 9:51:20 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:L76B0BFSG/bo2FNXh1Lp0qxAUSckSl918UO:K21hYMAP

Entry address:
0x14D0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, C7, 05, 02, 67, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 6D, CB, 26, 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, 18, D7, 26, 00, 48, 83, C4, 38, C3, 0F, 1F, 00, 53, 48, 83, EC, 20, 85, C9, 89, CB, 74, 1D, FF, 15, C7, 95, 35, 00, 48, 8D, 15, D8, 5A, 28, 00, 48, 8D, 48, 60, E8, BF, 16, 10, 00, 89, D9, E8, 78, 31, 27, 00, 48, 8D, 0D, 81, 76, 28, 00, E8, DC, 16, 10, 00, EB, EB, 66, 2E, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4976

Code size:
2.5 MB (2,574,848 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  (66.117.6.3:3202)

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