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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:
1.2

MD5:
dfd533233453a30d12b636fa371bdfc5

SHA-1:
2dd639dd098d7c098dfc5f1bc2d4968a285a6521

SHA-256:
15de860f20d4d2cb74c363a45a0e3167bdb11297e97f0579d4c7e9c3d05ec6f4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 8:55:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SynapsProektTOV.Installer (M)
15.8.15.23

File size:
4 MB (4,164,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

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\awh523d.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Synaps Proekt, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/26/2015 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 3:59:59 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 8:40:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:8W1AXv9F6/zyIkxLHhFKCAnZSzCs3Nf7nrkCaB8LUfQxfCge7d/VH:8JXv9FMHCHhF3AZSzd9f7nran1gI9d

Entry address:
0x3217

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, B8, 37, 42, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 04, 37, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B8, EC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 2F, 42, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9985

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 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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