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cpuminer.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

DZHPI-PROEKT

The file cpuminer.exe by DZHPI-PROEKT has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is a malicious Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin-mining malware is designed to force computers to generate Bitcoins for cybercriminals' use and consumes computing power. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by DZHPI-PROEKT)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
874870b13118b9c3ed571064ed70af82

SHA-1:
3890e9de88cac1ef2a119f08b69860ac6299a122

SHA-256:
74b844cf95d6db2ec83b8c771990e6a3b7ec432f01261f64eafed519afcec41d

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
12/28/2024 9:12:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2740224.1
8.3.1.6

avast!
Multi:BitCoinMiner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150627

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15627

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11787

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
6/27/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.RTJ7UW
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16242

McAfee
Artemis!BFF7BDBF1166
5600.6721

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.2086

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.43A0F718
7.2.178

File size:
4 MB (4,220,184 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\awhc242.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DZHPI-PROEKT

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=DZHPI-PROEKT, O=DZHPI-PROEKT, STREET="vul. Hrafa Fon Shenborna, 49", L=Mukacheve, S=Zakarpatska, PostalCode=89600, C=UA

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

Serial number:
391A6404F6B8400F91E0D33039F075C3

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:/HHTjxWkgo2wdxP68BETnM4p4f2eIy7091HF0GZ1rc+3AeFFi:/HzAo2C9STMw4fs71ljjA8i

Entry address:
0x30B6

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 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, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 09, A3, 98, 37, 42, 00, E8, A8, 2D, 00, 00, A3, E4, 36, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, EC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 2E, 42, 00, E8, 52, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 40, 2A...
 
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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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