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bitcoin-0.8.2-win32-setup.exe

Bitcoin

The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.

The executable bitcoin-0.8.2-win32-setup.exe has been detected as malware by 2 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. 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 iweb.dl.sourceforge.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Bitcoin project  (signed by The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.)

Product:
Bitcoin

Version:
0.8.2

MD5:
f83471123c113b3f0efb837746fca18f

SHA-1:
b7aabe49bebd916df5262c250765c905b6a97b30

SHA-256:
a1472303accaafe3d08399db599baad11855e5d22f315c52fb37bba87d353cb7

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:05:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BJ (variant)
8.10286

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.12.1.0

File size:
11.1 MB (11,679,936 bytes)

Product version:
0.8.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\bitcoin-0.8.2-win32-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/16/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/17/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.", O="The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.", STREET=71 Columbia St, STREET=Suite 300, L=Seattle, S=WA, PostalCode=98104-1444, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00955831DFB068E111EE552AB62CF73362

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/5/2010 9:27:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:CftZ09efEUnZS7xusVPcFamPRAPeGIXcANUVgw9/m9T3:kKKS7xUEqSANZI/m

Entry address:
0x4044

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, E8, 9B, 52, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 47, 4F, 00, 00, 56, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, AA, 52, 00, 00, A3, 88, 5C, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 26, 32, 00, 00, A3, 38, 5D, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 51, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, A4, B2, 40, 00, E8, D4, 51, 00, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, A5, B2, 40, 00, C7, 04, 24, 68, 5D...
 
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Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

The file bitcoin-0.8.2-win32-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/bitcoin/Bitcoin/.../bitcoin-0.8.2-win32-setup.exe

http://superb-dca2.dl.sourceforge.net/project/bitcoin/Bitcoin/.../bitcoin-0.8.2-win32-setup.exe

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/bitcoin/Bitcoin/.../bitcoin-0.8.2-win32-setup.exe

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