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defrag.exe

The application defrag.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 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.
MD5:
d486fee61a5d755ff113ac2b054eef59

SHA-1:
bde76abdc6355437bc183eef5ac633e7994fcb4f

SHA-256:
59f69ddd215f4fe4bd48ffee3c534cdd1428d4ddde82ae4e4ea58f1b6de2eb14

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
7/15/2026 3:24:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:BitCoinMiner-FA [PUP]
2014.9-131219

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.131219

Bkav FE
W32.Clod01c.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17541

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.AK (variant)
7.9243

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Tfr.BQ!tr
12/19/2013

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10720

Kaspersky
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
14.0.0.4598

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Bitcoin
v2013.12.19.07

McAfee
Artemis!D486FEE61A5D
5600.7277

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.DNUNP
11.20131219

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
13.12.19.07

Reason Heuristics
Unnamed.Threat.27
14.3.1.17

Sophos
Generic PUA LN
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
PAK_Generic.001
7.2.353

Trend Micro
PAK_Generic.001
10.465.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25028

File size:
130.5 KB (133,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\adobe\flash player\file cache\defrag.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/9/2013 10:14:53 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.23

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:u93Ta/YeY2zzOGJaUAAorNxGDVnpyzldSDS0pilhx0+SUIckv6LK2:0Tle1ztJaUAdqVnpyzliiq+tIckQl

Entry address:
0x424F0

Entry point:
60, BE, 15, 60, 43, 00, 8D, BE, EB, AF, FC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
52 KB (53,248 bytes)

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