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worldcoin-0.8.6.2-setup.exe

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Worldcoin project

The application worldcoin-0.8.6.2-setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 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 www.worldcoinalliance.net.
Publisher:
Worldcoin project

Product:
Worldcoin

Version:
0.8.6.2

MD5:
b6f9c7308871e0871954ddb7901cd262

SHA-1:
8420f5f828f57e1bcabe99375cd9ff5dc80b10cd

SHA-256:
544cdd26590885799ce63636cc95e4cb2ef008377adf629edcc89cab04007930

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:05:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.21257216
8.3.1.6

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.1576

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BJ potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11662

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.8.9.0

McAfee
Artemis!B6F9C7308871
5600.6713

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.606
1.0.0.1015

File size:
9.6 MB (10,023,305 bytes)

Product version:
0.8.6.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\worldcoin-0.8.6.2-setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 6:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:oxwSw9Irbg2C0xFEh6m12tFh053IAHbbBEgXqZbkoLktxCW3eAg:qwjubnC0vY/ca54Qyj2oLIxbg

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9996

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file worldcoin-0.8.6.2-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.worldcoinalliance.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/.../worldcoin-0.8.6.2-setup.exe

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