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cpuminer-gw64.exe

LLC

The application cpuminer-gw64.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

MD5:
1235841fdd24fdb695b86f34650405b1

SHA-1:
ea3d912c6ceb2baee6754e625c41aa8234ff9b64

SHA-256:
06a569abb529667e18afd3fd5fd1b918952f17356c98e3b9ddbbc76b8520b040

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
6/23/2025 10:41:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitcoinMiner (M)
16.11.5.21

File size:
1.3 MB (1,405,768 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\cpuminer-gw64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/28/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""ALGOL-SOFT Nikolaev""", O="LLC ""ALGOL-SOFT Nikolaev""", STREET="Komsomolskaya Street, Building 103-A", L=Mykolayiv, S=Mykolayivska obl., PostalCode=54000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
737C76E85D361C6445D01F94882D618F

File PE Metadata
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3C7e94FoTH6yUko0ZWLOB0VAcGR521ZeK4Wx2aJnSaklTfo3JNvZu7:3CieFoOOZWLO21R4W2aJnSlTfaZu7

Entry address:
0x3910F0

Entry point:
53, 56, 57, 55, 48, 8D, 35, 2A, EF, EA, FF, 48, 8D, BE, DB, 0F, DC, FF, 48, 8D, 87, 4C, F8, 37, 00, FF, 30, C7, 00, 29, 28, BC, 47, 50, 57, 31, DB, 31, C9, 48, 83, CD, FF, E8, 50, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 74, 02, F3, C3, 8B, 1E, 48, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 8A, 16, F3, C3, 48, 8D, 04, 2F, 83, F9, 05, 8A, 10, 76, 21, 48, 83, FD, FC, 77, 1B, 83, E9, 04, 8B, 10, 48, 83, C0, 04, 83, E9, 04, 89, 17, 48, 8D, 7F, 04, 73, EF, 83, C1, 04, 8A, 10, 74, 10, 48, FF, C0, 88, 17, 83, E9, 01, 8A, 10, 48, 8D, 7F, 01, 75, F0, F3, C3...
 
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Entropy:
7.9399  (probably packed)

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,384,448 bytes)

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