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firefox_cl.exe

X2Net DEMO Certificate Only

The application firefox_cl.exe by X2Net DEMO Certificate Only 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:
X2Net DEMO Certificate Only  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4ca0be1b717831beb4b21a40cefb5d50

SHA-1:
6add18fcb0e87a568e3993a136db0db4b14f4384

SHA-256:
2e6c3962841171765176289214873dad0231a684496fc728c87eddc80d166f13

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 8:36:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-170305

AVG
Malware
2018.0.2449

Bkav FE
W32.eHeur.Virus02
1.3.0.8876

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.CoinMiner.IEGT
26689

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop7.18329
9.0.1.064

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AG potentially unsafe (variant)
11.15023

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/BitCoinMiner
3/5/2017

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
14.0.0.-1261

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM18.1.0000.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1120

File size:
2.9 MB (3,052,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\firefox_cl.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
X2Net DEMO Certificate Only

Authority:
X2Net TESTING ROOT ONLY

Valid from:
10/19/2006 5:43:09 PM

Valid to:
1/1/2040 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=X2Net DEMO Certificate Only

Issuer:
CN=X2Net TESTING ROOT ONLY

Serial number:
61E959FDE00323BA432CEDA6EA0DD16B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/25/2011 4:17:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.50

Entry address:
0x3C521D

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
32.5 KB (33,280 bytes)

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