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cpuminer.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

LLC

The file cpuminer.exe by LLC has been detected as adware 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
ccc4c30218e08f6a4cb752ab39865322

SHA-1:
7d0a5b00ff528cf205ab3829deb89c6660472aca

SHA-256:
0f7b07d582baa5d20f930a55ac7907ba77402888fe9e64ae8bbb4392e5baf9ab

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/5/2024 8:32:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2410272
8.3.1.6

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.1561

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16097

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.1636

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.Installer
15.6.1.8

File size:
2.9 MB (3,016,768 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\awhdc50.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/25/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""Soft-Portal""", O="LLC ""Soft-Portal""", STREET="Moskovskyy Kvartal, 12/3", L=Slavutych, S=Kyyivska, PostalCode=07100, C=UA

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

Serial number:
4376DD1DE225C965B55E10F0EF32F115

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 1:40:03 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:rqBj3TMXksAmt80lvEixkzTvHYQNXKLiZrcjvmrbsyadYmhWv0x6JGhrJd05:rqBXz9erkzbqmZrcir43nhWv0xlhNdy

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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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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