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taskmgr.exe

Диспетчер задач Windows

While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The executable taskmgr.exe, “Диспетчер задач Windows” has been detected as malware by 6 anti-virus 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from gooqler.com.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation*  (Invalid match)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Диспетчер задач Windows

Version:
6.1.7600.16385

MD5:
9322327efd094e9fdab05ac89dacb3a1

SHA-1:
8e53bb541c7f78da5e521f7465f33b22983c5500

SHA-256:
ae1c8ec6e5ac70622878b495452719a1e044190bf1d66b7e1545a51744534f0d

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Malware

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 12:48:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Malware/Gen.Generic
2015.10.17

AVG
Generic36
2016.0.2950

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.151021

Kaspersky
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
14.0.0.1245

Malwarebytes
Trojan.FakeMS
v2015.10.21.12

McAfee
Artemis!9322327EFD09
5600.6606

File size:
72.5 KB (74,240 bytes)

Product version:
6.1.7600.16385

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
taskmgr.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\taskmgr.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/9/2015 4:09:22 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.50

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:pRbGqZFpX2/DI0EimRkN8hwkbWjNdGz7h9J:pRb0/DI/tRkN8GtpdG/h9J

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, 49, C7, C0, F8, 01, 00, 00, 48, 31, D2, 48, B9, D4, 48, 01, 40, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, E3, 3F, 00, 00, 48, 31, C9, E8, E7, 3F, 00, 00, 48, 89, 05, B0, 38, 01, 00, 4D, 31, C0, 48, C7, C2, 00, 10, 00, 00, 48, 31, C9, E8, D4, 3F, 00, 00, 48, 89, 05, 8F, 38, 01, 00, E8, B6, D5, 00, 00, E8, 01, D4, 00, 00, E8, 6C, B1, 00, 00, E8, 6B, A9, 00, 00, E8, 22, 9F, 00, 00, E8, A1, 9A, 00, 00, E8, 98, 98, 00, 00, E8, BF, 96, 00, 00, E8, 26, 96, 00, 00, E8, 89, 7F, 00, 00, E8, CC, 6B, 00, 00, E8, D3, 57, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.1836

Code size:
54.5 KB (55,808 bytes)

The file taskmgr.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://gooqler.com/taskmgr.exe

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