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cpuminer.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

SEIL SOFT, TOV

The file cpuminer.exe by SEIL SOFT, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 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 SEIL SOFT, TOV)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
2a04139b72339c38e1f41abc2f9d74f2

SHA-1:
40fe4ba86f308496e87cb612bb0eb2315f3dd8c0

SHA-256:
141ed1c367acf8477379bb8766f6dbab95f92b8ece672858d3af48980b4f97a8

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 2:28:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
5549151

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.BitCoinMiner
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2402816
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150524

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15524

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
1.0.20.720

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
11.2015-24-05_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16012

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.187607
16.0.0.432

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitcoinMiner.Installer
15.5.24.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40432

File size:
2.5 MB (2,601,232 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\awh17a9.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SEIL SOFT, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/7/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="SEIL SOFT, TOV", O="SEIL SOFT, TOV", STREET="Bud. 11 kv. 106, vul.Malynovskogo", L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=04212, C=UA

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

Serial number:
0095763363F9FC73188565050F489D9878

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):
49152:+jfJN6U0eko8oTjht5v64vjh3kucglOCJpxWkfdSxeGQhwTnMkXFb4xt3jL:gJgUttfb5y0jx7cglv/M1QhwTnM4p4fH

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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