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cpuminer-x86.exe

cpuminer

TELE MAKS, TOV

The application cpuminer-x86.exe by TELE MAKS, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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:
TELE MAKS, TOV  (signed and verified)

Product:
cpuminer

Version:
1.1

MD5:
885e840a653c15c7b14e39a80e2bdc16

SHA-1:
d15f236b2b457b340f6e4c73bbc3074bb178282e

SHA-256:
226771a1940fce13b4100e8cfd66ba9c249b97a9f284b62f849c60411dd31faa

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 3:01:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
607

Arcabit
Trojan.Strictor.D1575E
1.0.0.425

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.1567

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
1.0.20.790

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
8.15.06.07.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11746

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
11.2015-07-06_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
16.0.0.474

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.07.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitcoinMiner.TELEMAKSTOV.Meta
15.6.7.17

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

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TELE MAKS, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN="TELE MAKS, TOV", O="TELE MAKS, TOV", STREET="Bud. 1 Litera Ch, vul.Magnitogorska", L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=02094, C=UA

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

Serial number:
009DE6D11840C4D7D02B3DB3EB46E21329

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/5/2015 4:17:12 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:9Q7lW1Ov1CFxodGWYLDJwfXmBGBz5YSerGMSsTMRP1mH+ownHu:C7Zv1CFSd3YLDJE2B8zmei

Entry address:
0x17DD31

Entry point:
E8, 7C, 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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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


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