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cpuminer-x86.exe

cpuminer

The Group

The application cpuminer-x86.exe by The Group has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 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:
The Group  (signed and verified)

Product:
cpuminer

Version:
1.1

MD5:
590e8eacf9e40fe54d60a55ac9cdb1dc

SHA-1:
a22612d4831dbfed2e1576bdb7becc93de1fac36

SHA-256:
f6dcab76f3e01f97d1083f4ef7dd99b4dbdefd818d5fcb3a1d7851b1afdf00bb

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
12/27/2024 6:15:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
577

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2519320.3
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Strictor.D1575E
1.0.0.425

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
1.0.20.940

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.0188

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
8.15.07.07.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11864

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
11.2015-07-07_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
15.7.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16403

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
16.0.0.564

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.07.07.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.921
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitcoinMiner.TheGroup.Meta (M)
15.7.7.21

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
41578

File size:
2.4 MB (2,519,320 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:
The Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/31/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=The Group, O=The Group, STREET="vul. Gagarina, 5", L=Khmelnytskyy, S=Khmelnytska obl, PostalCode=29000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
47800CE335CF5196AC9AFB9061AA72E4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/25/2015 8:29:26 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:mOkOaF+jpm1Vh6wlO2vgVdhTrXdL+etNWMbYwBgBz4Y39rGMq7TKRPRmH1Q+wM3M:xkAjpm1Vh6wlO2vgVdhTbdyetNWY1BeV

Entry address:
0x197EFB

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:
6.9646

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,669,120 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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