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EpicScale.exe

EpicScale

Epic Scale, Inc.

The application EpicScale.exe by Epic Scale has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘EpicScale’. This is a malicious Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin-mining malware is designed to force computers to generate Bitcoins for cybercriminals' use and consumes computing power. While running, it connects to the Internet address a.epicscale.com on port 443.
Publisher:
EpicScale Inc.  (signed by Epic Scale, Inc.)

Product:
EpicScale

Description:
EpicScale module

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
40afc071819187f696c24e4f792de4be

SHA-1:
6d9345fd07ef76a42701d196354ff7bb527c07d4

SHA-256:
d3244ac298fa1cb3bee3e78e7b3a791ff345288ca3569750f95f1fff3b4a8c1b

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:
12/27/2024 3:16:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/EpicScale.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.Fu1@muA1kzbi
11.2015-13-02_6

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.EpicScale
t3scan.1.8.6.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
15.0.0.543

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Startup
15.2.13.13

File size:
331.9 KB (339,896 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
(c) EpicScale Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
EpicScale.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\epicscale\epicscale.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Epic Scale, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Epic Scale, Inc.", O="Epic Scale, Inc.", L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
605C2C8521EE66CBD7D05A757E3EEBC1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2014 9:29:03 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:3CkXhYUp7k1IcsvPd3M7zIa5Bs21T9OMcJGDdDj:3VxRncS3sIaXs21T96idP

Entry address:
0x1B4E3

Entry point:
E8, FA, 71, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 20, 86, 44, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 9E, 20, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 05, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 53, 57, 33, DB, 8D, 7D, E4, 6A, 07, 33, C0, 89, 5D, E0, 59, F3, AB, 39, 45, 10, 75, 18, E8, D5, 28, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 63, 78, 00, 00, 83, C8, FF, E9, 9B, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, C0, 74, 19, 85, F6, 75, 15, E8, AE, 28, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00...
 
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Code size:
210 KB (215,040 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
EpicScale

Command:
C:\ProgramData\epicscale\epicscale.exe epicscale startminimized


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to sng01.objectstorage.softlayer.net  (174.133.118.96:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a.epicscale.com  (104.130.53.175:443)

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