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LLC

The application sgm.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. 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:
-

Version:
5.1.2.0

MD5:
a06205245ceac2b4c92d828cdc4ea1f9

SHA-1:
6007bc8092568dc8fef98e24f88f8a75d4873c5e

SHA-256:
85cf489ef89dea33404ec750457d3f22da26518e0d294669e5544d03100df8dd

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
12/27/2024 5:20:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BitCoinMiner
2015.08.22

avast!
Multi:BitCoinMiner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150822

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.15822

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12133

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of sgminer.exe (Adware)
2015.10.11.10

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.22.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource (M)
15.8.22.10

File size:
2.6 MB (2,752,808 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
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File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\cpuminer\sgminer\sgm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/26/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""Soft Lending Grup""", O="LLC ""Soft Lending Grup""", STREET="Str. Patrice Lumumba, 4/6", L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=01042, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00DB38AB5E9FF3E53AA97E4B4D6DCD7366

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/19/2015 11:11:13 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:5z+FW61kfT7NRuucrnUs7wnnrG6hTmqRPVtzT94e:gFWZ3UBiTX

Entry address:
0x1C0F88

Entry point:
E8, 81, 06, 00, 00, E9, 4B, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 30, 50, 63, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 5C, 00, 00, 00, CC, FF, 25, 9C, 32, 5C, 00, FF, 25, A0, 32, 5C, 00, FF, 25, A4, 32, 5C, 00, FF, 25, A8, 32, 5C, 00, FF, 25, AC, 32, 5C, 00, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 15, 94, 30, 5C, 00, 6A, 01, A3, 24, 4F, 68, 00, E8, F7, 08, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, F5, 08, 00, 00, 83, 3D, 24, 4F, 68, 00, 00, 59, 59, 75, 08, 6A, 01, E8, DD, 08, 00, 00, 59, 68, 09, 04, 00, C0, E8, DE, 08, 00, 00, 59, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 24, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 17...
 
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Code size:
1.8 MB (1,839,616 bytes)

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