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cpuminer-gw64.exe

Synaps Proekt, TOV

The application cpuminer-gw64.exe by Synaps Proekt, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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:
Synaps Proekt, TOV  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ebc26ee3bacd8483a81aa467c35762bb

SHA-1:
f2d9cb7bc7464cf8c5513f06bb955cf044964aac

SHA-256:
fa6fe9459992aad6198ccc0111e5acb7d7b6d828682bc31e638b1c190598a7ad

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
12/28/2024 9:00:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Miner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150912

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.0255

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitcoinMiner.SynapsProektTOV.Meta (M)
15.8.14.12

File size:
4.1 MB (4,268,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Synaps Proekt, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/26/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Synaps Proekt, TOV", O="Synaps Proekt, TOV", STREET=Bud. 7 vul.Vandy Vasylevskoi, L=Kyyiv, S=Kyyiv, PostalCode=01054, C=UA

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

Serial number:
3D8D59EB189BBC567C8393B4BF1D9F3E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/1971 6:19:20 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:uCHR7n4B6q9ktL5g3NZaGmpBDv/VfaK5fNIXkIXxf3c8r+KTDQfEDMAWoZ0iqScz:5IkTg3SdN55OUG31Zp0iqSckSD26EEJ

Entry address:
0x14D0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, C7, 05, 82, F3, 37, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, AD, C6, 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, 58, 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, BF, A6, 10, 00, 89, D9, E8, B8, 2C, 29, 00, 48, 8D, 0D, C1, 77, 2A, 00, E8, DC, A6, 10, 00, EB, EB, 66, 2E, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4915

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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