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Setup

LLC

The application setup.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 16 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from setup-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
37ccb2c330c70c77673b4cb6a87b576a

SHA-1:
39206ea9e052b6859e6d019e6a2ca28ad59291bf

SHA-256:
ff4abc0184fa479ede697a9e7c51324b7a91a37420feab7ad6370540b035be53

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
5/6/2024 3:57:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Unwanted/Win32.BitCoinMiner
2015.09.16

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BitCoinMiner.4628256
8.3.2.2

avast!
Win32:Miner-B [PUP]
2014.9-150916

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2985

Dr.Web
Trojan.Amonetize.2893
9.0.1.0259

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AP potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12260

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/BitCoinMiner
9/16/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.210.17227

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win64.BitCoinMiner
14.0.0.1418

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.09.16.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
RiskTool.BitCoinMin.09327
9.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
15.9.16.11

Sophos
CpuMiner (PUA)
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
43796

File size:
4 MB (4,179,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
4/1/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""DIIL-SOFT""", O="LLC ""DIIL-SOFT""", STREET="Bud. 1/1 kv. 53, vul.Artyleriiska", L=Odesa, S=Odesa, PostalCode=65000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
156BBAD6D18CB9FA0E8C2027D2B39A9C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 10:10:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:zuq4IQ5SS+KlU9Fh1e7gEj8Gpxnx7dOdR9KoMkHMWu/p:zakSdUPeMVGtgL9KoMBp

Entry address:
0x3217

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, 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, 09, A3, B8, 37, 42, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 04, 37, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B8, EC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 2F, 42, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9985

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://setup-14b7.kxcdn.com/setup.exe

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