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vnl1.exe

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The application vnl1.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 vnl1.izabelcoin.com.
Publisher:
Open Source

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
5f79f503edd69d146bad44148ac43578

SHA-1:
72e65fdc353f6f4bfbf98541072eb23ff01888a5

SHA-256:
0bb2e33c8069bd940d06621444020f52961fa739f7f4ffafab66d1642646875c

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/26/2024 12:00:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitCoinMiner (M)
16.10.9.15

File size:
5.6 MB (5,864,898 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vnl1.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/3/2016 10:19:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:fDgZhsZskFRIDBEG4K8BKuh0JKTNvG2BA+cEQa6aYsuG0QbqKp1t4JKOoHPJhzyg:MZJuiNwKu08CGJtbnH40bHz8JLIiMM6T

Entry address:
0x322E

Entry point:
60, 89, CB, 12, C1, B8, CC, AD, 61, 7D, 0F, AF, D7, 0F, A5, FF, FF, C3, 0F, BE, EE, 41, 22, D7, 51, 81, EA, 0C, B2, F8, 70, 88, F8, 30, D0, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 2D, 5B, 5C, E8, 59, 8D, 15, B0, 3D, 41, EB, D0, D5, F7, D9, F6, C3, 81, 0F, A4, EA, 0A, F3, 86, F2, B2, D0, 23, E9, 89, D7, 0F, A5, FD, 8B, D8, 0F, AB, E8, 8D, 05, AA, F0, 0F, 78, 4D, 8B, CB, C0, FC, 31, 33, E9, 0F, C9, 88, E3, C0, F2, 1E, 0F, AF, C9, 0F, A4, CD, 18, 69, D0, C4, E3, 70, 6F, F2, 69, EA, E3, 10, 28, 45, 0F, BE, D5, 11, D7, 87, C2...
 
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Entropy:
7.9985  (probably packed)

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file vnl1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://vnl1.izabelcoin.com/vnl1.exe

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