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cpuminer-x86.exe

cpuminer

LLC

The application cpuminer-x86.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 12 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:
LLC   (signed and verified)

Product:
cpuminer

Version:
1.1

MD5:
5bf5fff58aa78b4953cd088731230d5c

SHA-1:
99e87cb4aff4323a7e2368aeee1e9786714ae5d4

SHA-256:
fa7dd4147f907e621cac11b05d93dc758714b613472fb8fed7b9352f01d4bf42

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 4:58:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
547

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.4634392.1
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Strictor.D1575E
1.0.0.425

AVG
CoinMiner
2016.0.3025

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.1587

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
1.0.20.1095

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
8.15.08.07.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12053

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
11.2015-07-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
15.8.25

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
16.0.0.657

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize (M)
15.8.7.5

File size:
4.4 MB (4,634,392 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:
6/28/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/28/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""SOFT ERA""", O="LLC ""SOFT ERA""", STREET="str. Parkhomenka, 11", L=Brovary, S=Kievska, PostalCode=07400, C=UA

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

Serial number:
68E455B0112EE583E54746EAF224F225

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/5/2015 9:04:48 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:10LKHBog1Vh6wpO2vgVdhV5qJZAUg/+mEm7:1DBogVO2vgVdhV5qJZAUg/+mEC

Entry address:
0x19BF6B

Entry point:
E8, 81, 02, 00, 00, E9, 91, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Entropy:
4.5382

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,685,504 bytes)

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

Name:
cpuminer

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


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