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steam.exe

The application steam.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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:
4117a60071c95f086867e5bcbc65b214

SHA-1:
1ec40a5c15d6810d804e7a34db39b8b9d358a143

SHA-256:
5e2c9bb016a28f55dc328e7cab693082bf9725c0fd8b00e82a09c6d9d5282a1b

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 1:13:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bitcoinminer.Gen
7.11.164.66

avast!
Win32:BitCoinMiner-GQ [PUP]
2014.9-140731

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.14731

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.551
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY (variant)
8.10165

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
7/31/2014

McAfee
Artemis!4117A60071C9
5600.7053

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0724
7.2.212

File size:
599.3 KB (613,681 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\steam\reversed\steam.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/11/2014 12:31:36 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:A6GlasCK/QlfkmGTSyRGyknYhquZDJxEwwiTcgODGzZ/khg:ADCK/QlMZhqwJxEI4gOCN/khg

Entry address:
0x159BA0

Entry point:
60, BE, 15, 60, 4E, 00, 8D, BE, EB, AF, F1, FF, C7, 87, 40, 42, 12, 00, A6, D7, D0, 77, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 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...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Steam-S-1-8-22-9865GUI

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
steam.exe overbtc123.


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