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cpuminer.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

LLC

The file cpuminer.exe by LLC has been detected as adware 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
8b975d4cfd2aa1a52da6b1ac53b6f114

SHA-1:
8e34b1bc620ed8417faf197de37171571de4631c

SHA-256:
92db8a97ab0880859ffc46d7c1bc229b7596dfdfb7b78ef1a6f646051aa0b743

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:23:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.Installer
16.9.2.23

File size:
4.1 MB (4,255,768 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

Original file name:
cpuminer.exe

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\awh6de4.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/28/2015 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2016 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""ALGOL-SOFT Nikolaev""", O="LLC ""ALGOL-SOFT Nikolaev""", STREET="Komsomolskaya Street, Building 103-A", L=Mykolayiv, S=Mykolayivska obl., PostalCode=54000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
737C76E85D361C6445D01F94882D618F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 9:40:10 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:u2EjdFhauSgi7MDdCZqETnP3TnM4p4fkzMhtLvjzeu3HX+Fju:u2kdFhalID+13TMw4fUmiu3X+Fju

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)

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