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cpuminer-x86.exe

cpuminer-multi

LLC

The application cpuminer-x86.exe by LLC has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. This is a malicious Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin-mining malware is designed to force computers to generate Bitcoins for cybercriminals' use and consumes computing power. While running, it connects to the Internet address livingston.shortysmalls.biz on port 3202.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

Product:
cpuminer-multi

Version:
1.1

MD5:
1ba171dc05336a1f3be4cc777e317e38

SHA-1:
c8fb73a8e5ed2b1c65c9a09c5fe74d98913b9c98

SHA-256:
28854e706fd64ddca72c7a8342632aca35a3ac1031fcaec9f1cf92eae966aab0

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 2:45:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
504

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.BitCoinMiner
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2402816
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150919

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15919

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
1.0.20.1310

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
8.15.09.19.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11672

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
11.2015-19-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
15.9.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16007

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
16.0.0.786

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.09.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitcoinMiner.Meta (M)
15.9.19.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40482

File size:
2.3 MB (2,410,296 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:
5/6/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN="LLC ""LAYN-PROEKT""", O="LLC ""LAYN-PROEKT""", STREET="Vulitsya Bogdana Khmel''nits''kogo , Budinok 106", L=Lviv, S=Lvivska, PostalCode=79019, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00E17C1DB2CCC44BCBE684F843F1CF4F3C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2015 9:57:01 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:LVbTg9Yz2sC7kaLvYLDjI/X55GBz5YGZrGMhATfuBRPVmH4E9:tT32sC77TYLDjMp5f4Lm9

Entry address:
0x17DCC1

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:
6.9828

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

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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