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gpuminer-setup.exe

GPU Miner - Setup

LLC `ELEKRAN SOFT`

The application gpuminer-setup.exe by LLC `ELEKRAN SOFT` has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 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 `ELEKRAN SOFT`)

Product:
GPU Miner - Setup

Version:
5.1

MD5:
2b5f10570862d1cefdb7f78d761cfb72

SHA-1:
f20b132b80b3500da858a42055c1cbb0d81af704

SHA-256:
f1adf843f392ed8a436feae1291c783c5fdb8023f0e4ab6d5edebc3007db62cb

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 9:14:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.2740224.1
8.3.1.6

avast!
Multi:BitCoinMiner-B [PUP]
2014.9-151205

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15125

Dr.Web
Tool.BtcMine.586
9.0.1.0339

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11821

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
12/5/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16309

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CPUMiner.ELEKRANSOFT.Installer (M)
15.12.5.10

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.34A7C78E
7.2.339

Trend Micro
TROJ_GE.AAA15031
10.465.05

File size:
1.5 MB (1,556,704 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 `ELEKRAN SOFT`

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/29/2015 5:45:00 AM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 5:44:59 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 10:25:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OAZATwZatRJkEANSf8FFI/xmsjGzWNjwYpdFIWHxW4dWPW/qWhQ55DVXZsfHfjq1:9ZATHRJkEAUEzIEsjhDnFI54dWPWiW+h

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:
7.9920

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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