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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’.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

Product:
cpuminer

Version:
1.1

MD5:
2b07a2a2e1894febded4a4f635ef5122

SHA-1:
ef8268b152f1ff9a59cae94d7e895678eed21ffd

SHA-256:
e5e09bb2242fc81d3568ceb35ebbf028999a8778deaad80f45820455507ea768

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 9:27:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitcoinMiner.Amonitize.Meta (M)
16.6.28.4

File size:
2.4 MB (2,519,360 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:
5/29/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN="LLC ""Invest -Proekt""", O="LLC ""Invest -Proekt""", STREET="Geroev Stalingrada str., 156", L=Dnipropetrovsk, S=Dnipropetrovska obl., PostalCode=49000, C=US

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

Serial number:
587B444820E01109AE86078C4B64D02A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/18/2015 2:59:19 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:6rRSobu1pir1Vh6wbO2vgVdh0qdQ4wO2tNvNhYUQtBzlY/WrGMmYTLRPEmHhL2rx:ER2pir1Vh6wbO2vgVdh0ybF2tNvvpQhs

Entry address:
0x197E5B

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:
6.9644

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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