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cpuminer.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

Synaps Proekt, TOV

The file cpuminer.exe by Synaps Proekt, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 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 Synaps Proekt, TOV)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
ca23ab21de62ccdf1236655c1d1ad513

SHA-1:
87aec5ec02d828c390f8cf322cfb2d66fcff59a4

SHA-256:
c030c61a8cc6c58c06034d75588ed81c1f5c23e8ad83f1b62152309dcd42be81

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 3:56:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
539

AhnLab V3 Security
Unwanted/Win32.BitCoinMiner
2015.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.4626720
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Strictor.D1575E
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Miner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150814

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
1.0.20.1130

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.0226

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
8.15.08.14.12

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AP potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12092

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
11.2015-14-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
15.8.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.2016890

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.87902
16.0.0.678

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.3079

File size:
4.7 MB (4,929,320 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

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\awhe762.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Synaps Proekt, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/26/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Synaps Proekt, TOV", O="Synaps Proekt, TOV", STREET=Bud. 7 vul.Vandy Vasylevskoi, L=Kyyiv, S=Kyyiv, PostalCode=01054, C=UA

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

Serial number:
3D8D59EB189BBC567C8393B4BF1D9F3E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 6:39:56 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:m1N5svnTcxwdPulF4jAHgDT24s5+dpqSDOY9Wf2j8fELpL:IN5svTc+JYADSN5+CSDOYMf2QqL

Entry address:
0x30C9

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, B8, 1F, 7A, 00, E8, A8, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 04, 1F, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, D0, D4, 79, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 17, 7A, 00, E8, 52, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 70, 7A, 00, 50, 55, E8, 40, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9983

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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