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cpuminer.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

Synaps Proekt, TOV

The file cpuminer.exe by Synaps Proekt, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by Synaps Proekt, TOV)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
f7af398f120374fc4fa809a55791fa7d

SHA-1:
1019f9f71da382f1d754135f636847885541d5ff

SHA-256:
222de756f2ba91cd8397b0f849c699dce8f298bf649183c5f7bec197edc3a52b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 9:02:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SynapsProektTOV.Installer (M)
16.1.14.1

File size:
2.8 MB (2,958,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

Original file name:
cpuminer.exe

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\awh5a3f.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Synaps Proekt, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/26/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Synaps Proekt, TOV", O="Synaps Proekt, TOV", STREET=Bud. 7 vul.Vandy Vasylevskoi, L=Kyyiv, S=Kyyiv, PostalCode=01054, C=UA

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

Serial number:
3D8D59EB189BBC567C8393B4BF1D9F3E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 6:40:30 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:i7zFlLxjtiUBWvNIczo29xOmko5tL4uoOwssvb4rcZjZ24U/DD9bMKET:i7hllpiucNIcZxOyH4OwnjCWjsDDdF+

Entry address:
0x3239

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 09, A3, 98, E4, 42, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, E4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 20, 88, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file cpuminer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com/cdn.exe

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