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cpuminer.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

Realinvest SOFT, TOV

The file cpuminer.exe by Realinvest SOFT, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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 Realinvest SOFT, TOV)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
36c328542c0e384ec7bad51b342b1b9f

SHA-1:
7434968ecde954c61b5fcb6134c03e4c54dfab25

SHA-256:
a153fa6e5aa4bb7e6ac284054c6b64a36b63edcbb6b82c94a0b88b76b225c82d

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 8:44:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2740224.1
8.3.1.6

avast!
Multi:BitCoinMiner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150616

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15616

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16253

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.2086

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.34A7C78E
7.2.167

File size:
4.5 MB (4,675,344 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\awhd522.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Realinvest SOFT, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/29/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Realinvest SOFT, TOV", O="Realinvest SOFT, TOV", STREET=Bud. 7a vul.Lodzka, L=Kharkiv, S=Kharkiv, PostalCode=61000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00FE321D16ABD978B89260FC92F22CF774

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 11:40:03 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:UUh+w4RnRwhLAAtWYXy1/rkG8G+P1UhGd+XO:UKHy0LAxYu45G+tJn

Entry address:
0x321A

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, F8, 1F, 7A, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 44, 1F, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, F8, D4, 79, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 40, 17, 7A, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9982

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 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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