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cpuminer.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

LLC `ELEKRAN SOFT`

The file cpuminer.exe by LLC `ELEKRAN SOFT` has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC `ELEKRAN SOFT`)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
2f855fb08a3f49b73ce5945ea57ca45f

SHA-1:
b75783d14a4683c9ce37bc82016811ab5fe05c39

SHA-256:
4789ed7d6b513c09dad4cd7c4d5d809f9ac9eefbc43d04b4a01ed64c9027a928

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 3:08:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CPUMiner.ELEKRANSOFT.Installer (M)
15.10.11.12

File size:
4.4 MB (4,571,688 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\awh4cb9.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC `ELEKRAN SOFT`

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/29/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=LLC `ELEKRAN SOFT`, O=LLC `ELEKRAN SOFT`, STREET=Malynovskoho 16A, L=Odesa, S=Odeska obl, PostalCode=65017, C=UA

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

Serial number:
56BCC6EA7CBC1BF2C29E3B10B388CF8E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 6:40:30 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:SmenX/OVCFHHQdWIz5R+uVQE3MDNe2//JOMBjU6HUY3+YT4WBuW4R7x8:SmhCNQdWIz5R+uRUR//JpIY3+/WBQt8

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:
7.9976

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 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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