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cpuminer.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV

The file cpuminer.exe by Promgazstroi 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 Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
46e235fce2c23a99dc58e0a84c2f0166

SHA-1:
4d2266d54e74cfb6d30794181af9201018d97e04

SHA-256:
19777efdc3361b4ca50348e54f99904664ff60a38ea65b16e153be246e7b8a69

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 5:45:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CPUMiner.Promgazs.Installer (M)
16.3.11.2

File size:
4 MB (4,147,176 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\awh5472.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/29/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV", O="Promgazstroi Proekt, TOV", STREET="Bud. 33 kv. 53, vul.Bela Kuna", L=Simferopol, S=Avtonomna Respublika Krym, PostalCode=95000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00FC0D6AD78022749D360DBAA6D8E84B1E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 6:40:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:OlwDcyvbk07HMISFsYkhiscosxYPRKaWlNZV0H2N9O76:K4THiLGXcomYPKf0K9J

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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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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