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gpuminer-setup.exe

SG Miner - Setup

LLC

The application gpuminer-setup.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 20 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.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
SG Miner - Setup

Version:
5.1

MD5:
4dfbbc07b4a7691c579b0d30076f85ad

SHA-1:
0bbe76fbd2ef125032ea7ae12dedd342b674259f

SHA-256:
384e499c45f5706f929046028ef4ece4b7b095f6bec62de389e8e446f445fbf8

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/14/2024 5:51:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.1577088
8.3.1.6

avast!
Multi:BitCoinMiner-B [PUP]
2014.9-151105

AVG
Generic_s
2016.0.2935

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15115

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.726
9.0.1.0309

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11956

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
11/5/2015

G Data
Archive.Trojan.Agent.F47CRH
15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.207.16601

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Ransom.dtleij
0.30.24.2487

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.6d6
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
15.11.5.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
42086

File size:
1.5 MB (1,577,088 bytes)

Product version:
5.1

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

Original file name:
gpuminer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\cpuminer\gpuminer-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/29/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""SOFT-STANDART""", O="LLC ""SOFT-STANDART""", STREET=Bud. 5 vul.Artema, L=Dnipropetrovsk, S=Dnipropetrovska, PostalCode=49000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00A554F191FD67BB6012F1ABCA785158D0

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:zjK8jldUPhhU4u9y645s7IbCI3tf2DTnMkXFb4xtOjO:S8xdUPfU4uM1BeTnM4p4fL

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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