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cpuminer-x11-11.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

LLC

The application cpuminer-x11-11.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is a malicious Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin-mining malware is designed to force computers to generate Bitcoins for cybercriminals' use and consumes computing power. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
c70bf606bbde794b8a71502a628fe04c

SHA-1:
750e7c959f494c84ca23d5e0fab57928d3e60b36

SHA-256:
cca083ff2845c9992efe9d8a65a32d40725bca24ad13f4a498cb4e89ed56f196

Scanner detections:
21 / 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 5:21:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
526

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2535704
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Strictor.D1575E
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win64:Malware-gen
2014.9-150827

AVG
Generic_s
2016.0.3004

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15827

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
1.0.20.1195

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.739
9.0.1.0239

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
8.15.08.27.10

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AT potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11992

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/BitCoinMiner
8/27/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
11.2015-27-08_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
15.8.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.207.16676

McAfee
Artemis!C70BF606BBDE
5600.6660

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
16.0.0.717

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.2668

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.08.27.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
15.8.27.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
42294

File size:
4 MB (4,144,968 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

Original file name:
cpuminer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\cpuminer-x11-11.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/27/2015 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/27/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""SOFT-GLOBAL""", O="LLC ""SOFT-GLOBAL""", STREET="str. Zhelyabova, 8/4", L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=03680, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00B36870BF55993A07D317A20F776B7615

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 12:40:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:oZOmP5CINSGdEvKaQL+E2lMDlUZR7qzk83fplGHo0GtxcetvRO/vK8WGa:0OoMIgPveL+ExDlUZR778+Ho1txg/na

Entry address:
0x3217

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 09, A3, B8, 37, 42, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 04, 37, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B8, EC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 2F, 42, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file cpuminer-x11-11.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com/cdn.exe

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