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EpicScale.exe

EpicScale

Epic Scale, Inc.

The file EpicScale.exe by Epic Scale has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 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:
EpicScale Inc.  (signed by Epic Scale, Inc.)

Product:
EpicScale

Description:
EpicScale module

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
1644fe8696046799395249d071b841a3

SHA-1:
d3dcd37c9357c5673a0eb7e23ba53d9796d4850a

SHA-256:
23ca42a76b6e36e5be28ae07c7f9f55ca4bd3f6ba44eac68ad584cfd9e905f9c

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:51:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/EpicScale.Gen
7.11.214.42

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.EpicScale.A
21254

ESET NOD32
Win32/EpicScale.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 34846.tmp
2015.6.12.19

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.EpicScale
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1915120

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
14.0.0.2389

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.EpicScale
15.3.6.4

File size:
334.4 KB (342,456 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
(c) EpicScale Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
EpicScale.exe

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\application data\epicscale\0\14652.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Epic Scale, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Epic Scale, Inc.", O="Epic Scale, Inc.", L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
605C2C8521EE66CBD7D05A757E3EEBC1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2015 5:10:55 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:lJO6l3i9fzjZi6ICf9p+i1vv6C+rZzud54ZkJypGq:rFGzj/Ig9p+ihvYudzypGq

Entry address:
0x1B60D

Entry point:
E8, 0F, 73, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 20, 96, 44, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 21, 24, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 05, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 53, 57, 33, DB, 8D, 7D, E4, 6A, 07, 33, C0, 89, 5D, E0, 59, F3, AB, 39, 45, 10, 75, 18, E8, 5B, 2C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 78, 79, 00, 00, 83, C8, FF, E9, 9B, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, C0, 74, 19, 85, F6, 75, 15, E8, 34, 2C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00...
 
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Code size:
212.5 KB (217,600 bytes)

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