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sclc.exe

Smart Compute Ltd

The application sclc.exe by Smart Compute has been detected as adware by 5 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:
Smart Compute Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
28b8fbd6f855222bba8ffbdecf710a80

SHA-1:
e1194a70c0feadaa39f0194591ef5b6fb989e16b

SHA-256:
3287f4390a82dcb0184232e31524e89051eef21922e042058112253605e66cd3

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:
4/26/2024 10:47:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.MWWLB9
14.1.22

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartCompute.E
14.8.31.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1120
7.2.8

File size:
363.4 KB (372,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\smart compute\researcher\sclc.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:
11/14/2013 7:05:16 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.23

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:UHm++GNkARlcMvIch3L21RMYzAc0Cv8O5qJUnsJ2X4fvlw8EGXqz8kd96xlWDgOz:MjRRvIcFLeMmv8MqGRidw8EGXvWlUj1A

Entry address:
0x1570

Entry point:
83, EC, 1C, C7, 04, 24, 01, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 08, 23, 43, 00, E8, FB, FB, 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, 08, 23, 43, 00, E8, DB, FB, FF, FF, 8D, 74, 26, 00, 8D, BC, 27, 00, 00, 00, 00, A1, 50, 23, 43, 00, FF, E0, 89, F6, 8D, BC, 27, 00, 00, 00, 00, A1, 34, 23, 43, 00, FF, E0, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 89, E5, 83, EC, 18, C7, 04, 24, 00, B0, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 73, 02, 00, BA, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 04, 85, C0, 74, 15, C7, 44...
 
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Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

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

TCP:
Connects to ec2-54-243-211-103.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.211.103:3333)

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