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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:
1.1

MD5:
a04fec0b96293c2bfdf54694fffff6df

SHA-1:
b1e3d6029d32b446105690551b78f280b074b810

SHA-256:
41b724d45e85cea2706f8fdb603c39dd0622680be1d25ccc6564a4e359fd92e4

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:
11/24/2024 10:44:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
16.2.2.20

File size:
4.4 MB (4,589,248 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\awhec54.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN="LLC ""Invest -Proekt""", O="LLC ""Invest -Proekt""", STREET="Geroev Stalingrada str., 156", L=Dnipropetrovsk, S=Dnipropetrovska obl., PostalCode=49000, C=US

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

Serial number:
587B444820E01109AE86078C4B64D02A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 11:40:30 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:vt+Tj/Y9KLWpdHf+hhm6l7psWhY8rrHFrtTbrJ2Z6AE4BpY:vETWvHGhtpsWhDBFV2XEz

Entry address:
0x3239

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, 98, E4, 42, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, E4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 20, 88, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9977

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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