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gpuminer-setup.exe

GPU Miner - Setup

LLC

The application gpuminer-setup.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 18 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:
GPU Miner - Setup

Version:
5.1

MD5:
58f82be1520a0cac519aa7a094c6f956

SHA-1:
7f533397da6c1cf38f1eab78b7ae01aab84ca862

SHA-256:
9c2b7ab0df1322488bba3d3844c8b9ff3a70b574fac716fe23b85bf3b8005d86

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
11/24/2024 10:29:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2747712
8.3.2.2

avast!
Multi:BitCoinMiner-B [PUP]
2014.9-151129

AVG
Generic_s
2016.0.2910

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.151129

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Bitcoinminer-91
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.0333

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12270

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
11/29/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Gondrod
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.210.17253

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
14.0.0.1047

McAfee
Artemis!58F82BE1520A
5600.6566

Microsoft Security Essentials
Trojan:Win32/Gondrod.A!cfg
1.1.12101.0

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.11.29.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
15.11.29.14

Sophos
Bitcoin Miner (PUA)
4.98

Trend Micro
TROJ_GE.C2B765BB
10.465.29

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
43836

File size:
1.5 MB (1,559,208 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)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/29/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 2:59:59 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 7:40:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UpOjINIr3BKj2VrREVeM2S42KiA1SV/WIBBvaUlXcModJaAae7Eab4rpF983mwaP:vEIrRxVrR1S42KxS9BvFhZodJgUGpw3I

Entry address:
0x3217

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, B8, 37, 42, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 04, 37, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B8, EC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 2F, 42, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9919

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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