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vertcoin-setup.exe

Vertcoin

Vertcoin project

The executable vertcoin-setup.exe has been detected as malware by 2 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 vertcoin.org.
Publisher:
Vertcoin project

Product:
Vertcoin

Version:
0.8.6.2

MD5:
a207fd50d1810bf49650c51d5d61170b

SHA-1:
c900b1b6c7444b0304d7e5cdf3c2f28107dd1fe0

SHA-256:
8a77d8e3704c086d83f77469402528b71f707b13b3e87d8861be970237807ef0

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Malware

Explanation:
This is part of the Crossrider Internet browser extension framework which may modify the user's web browser settings including changing the home and search pages.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:45:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BJ potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11186

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.12.3.6

File size:
8.4 MB (8,818,238 bytes)

Product version:
0.8.6.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vertcoin-setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 10:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:yJW+iqFEdUHDSdXliYcbibtedrYQjc+nK5:gQqFcjHixnri+K5

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9699  (probably packed)

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://vertcoin.org/.../Vertcoin-setup.exe

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