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cpuminer-x86.exe

cpuminer

LLC

The application cpuminer-x86.exe by LLC has been detected as adware 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 3202.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

Product:
cpuminer

Version:
1.1

MD5:
1ce0a91a0af66a68321a547112334b27

SHA-1:
97c4753953616eb14fc126c650274d029bd892c9

SHA-256:
d496b027f4e299447b04567824eab98389cdfaeea5ab01fb43c71962189ecc4b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 8:18:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize (M)
16.2.4.8

File size:
2.3 MB (2,410,272 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\cpuminer-x86.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN="LLC ""Soft-Portal""", O="LLC ""Soft-Portal""", STREET="Moskovskyy Kvartal, 12/3", L=Slavutych, S=Kyyivska, PostalCode=07100, C=UA

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

Serial number:
4376DD1DE225C965B55E10F0EF32F115

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/28/2015 5:44:23 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:0RhEQBOtRCkhBD0dLDLs/XBamBz5YujrGMI+TB2RPAmHm8+B:MhUtRCkrgdLDLoRaa2+mM

Entry address:
0x17DD01

Entry point:
E8, 7B, 02, 00, 00, E9, 91, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1, D9, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, DB...
 
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Entropy:
6.9832

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,562,112 bytes)

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

Name:
cpuminer

Command:
C:\Windows\System32\cpuminer-x86.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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