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cpuminer.exe

CPU Miner - Setup

SOFT Sistems, TOV

The file cpuminer.exe by SOFT Sistems, TOV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 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 SOFT Sistems, TOV)

Product:
CPU Miner - Setup

Version:
1.1

MD5:
9f12ad0fa749dc713b53d24a159004db

SHA-1:
d4fffb6e04de8c7bdc72f313ff5865371b57e6e8

SHA-256:
ed38b434257bfb845b292cf65f362f0811aeb1203dafeb1437f279a4bb0f2a15

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
12/28/2024 9:09:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Miner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150602

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.1562

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16117

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.BitCoinMiner.dqgttf
0.30.24.1636

File size:
3.1 MB (3,297,376 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\awh3fb1.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SOFT Sistems, TOV

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
5/26/2016 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="SOFT Sistems, TOV", O="SOFT Sistems, TOV", STREET="Bud. 24/15, vul.Spaska", S=Kyyiv, PostalCode=04070, C=UA

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

Serial number:
5CBD1C710A9546DFAF9D81941A6403B8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 9:40:03 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:KJVbqheHYGubflhglpWOgkNPFw/Idy9A8Ikc70lfuJ6O5Olf/WpG6:KbeFDgOkxFc6ikkLfurSfepG6

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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