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cpuminer-x11-11.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

DZHPI-PROEKT

The application cpuminer-x11-11.exe by DZHPI-PROEKT has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by DZHPI-PROEKT)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
b0765ead8f84ba9b0afbcd08fe4d6b17

SHA-1:
c9589ecf0b93b5c9ada9b961d5b19819518d02f6

SHA-256:
70c297d28591c68e6c9d6129073f3a3542b085beb3825bf24b6d5bd69eabbaba

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:
11/24/2024 2:50:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Multi:BitCoinMiner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150612

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15612

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.2086

File size:
4.9 MB (5,120,904 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)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DZHPI-PROEKT

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/28/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=DZHPI-PROEKT, O=DZHPI-PROEKT, STREET="vul. Hrafa Fon Shenborna, 49", L=Mukacheve, S=Zakarpatska, PostalCode=89600, C=UA

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

Serial number:
391A6404F6B8400F91E0D33039F075C3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 7:40:03 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:DaLr0/9JRqRWW/Yut3qpVkMiVJb4qtK407ZdQe89Svr:DK0/9CRWW3qPk1PbzD07ZdQe89Svr

Entry address:
0x321A

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, F8, 1F, 7A, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 44, 1F, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, F8, D4, 79, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 40, 17, 7A, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 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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