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cgminer.exe

The application cgminer.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address static.45.38.9.5.clients.your-server.de on port 3333.
MD5:
b9d541a2ae54e7d9ff9e7e8a7d37b8d5

SHA-1:
b41109f1666693f54dd9f87608c3ef2ff0f96fae

SHA-256:
7e42fffb04952d04d79d8e2b163e114fdbe7ce84845ab253ab62844b29b30478

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
7/14/2025 5:02:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.BitCoinMiner
2014.01.14

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.14114

Bkav FE
W32.Clod816.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Tool.BtcMine.217
9.0.1.014

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.AF (variant)
8.9286

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
1/14/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Cgminer
v2014.01.14.12

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
14.01.14.12

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05AD14
7.2.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25416

File size:
913 KB (934,926 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\bfgminer-3.8.1-win64\50miner\miners\cgminer\cgminer.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2014 6:40:28 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.23

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1Mi+o+gdh5Upcy2yHVpE2RPHDt8RITOlFcLcfkDA4VFV:Lh+gdh5Upcy2yHVyKDt8iTi8cMDrz

Entry address:
0x1280

Entry point:
83, EC, 1C, C7, 04, 24, 01, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, E8, C5, 4E, 00, E8, 6B, FD, FF, FF, 8D, 74, 26, 00, 8D, BC, 27, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 1C, C7, 04, 24, 02, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, E8, C5, 4E, 00, E8, 4B, FD, FF, FF, 8D, 74, 26, 00, 8D, BC, 27, 00, 00, 00, 00, A1, 44, C6, 4E, 00, FF, E0, 89, F6, 8D, BC, 27, 00, 00, 00, 00, A1, 18, C6, 4E, 00, FF, E0, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 89, E5, 83, EC, 18, C7, 04, 24, 00, 10, 4B, 00, E8, 2A, 7E, 0A, 00, BA, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 04, 85, C0, 74, 15, C7, 44...
 
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Code size:
688.5 KB (705,024 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP:
Connects to static.45.38.9.5.clients.your-server.de  (5.9.38.45:3333)

TCP:
Connects to static.176.102.76.144.clients.your-server.de  (144.76.102.176:3333)

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