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researcher-latest.exe

Smart Compute Ltd

The application researcher-latest.exe by Smart Compute has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Smart Compute Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a26e5181f5828140d4dceb8b741b02db

SHA-1:
35fbc3a4b4f19cfd2274c03603cb5dcc1f813c7b

SHA-256:
c810eea3815a90932c7495237e09af1b02dd448d0c4f91871cf80371fdacc44f

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 8:14:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:BitCoinMiner-FA [PUP]
2014.9-140108

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.K0O2YG
14.1.22

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartCompute.R
14.8.31.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1115
7.2.8

File size:
1.3 MB (1,383,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\researcher-latest.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Compute Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/5/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/6/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Smart Compute Ltd, O=Smart Compute Ltd, POBox=Suite LP21498, STREET=145-157 St John Street, L=Clerkenwell, S=London, PostalCode=EC1V 4PW, C=GB

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

Serial number:
00CB9E4160189018A02F5EC6ABCEC74C32

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 12:52:57 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kNCgzNhkK7X/24PFJN+0bUo6pqRzjFCIpmqOK6kLrvBYhxhSuOF:OzNhkKqS7o0D6cnNOK6KrCh7SuQ

Entry address:
0x324D

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 86, 2D, 00, 00, A3, E4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, A0, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 36, 42, 00, E8, 30, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 1E, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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