| File name: | cpuminer.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/f794761d-5d10-453e-ac92-2f56a017f007 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Crypto mining malware is a resource-intensive threat that infiltrates computers with the purpose of mining cryptocurrencies. This type of threat can be deployed either on an infected machine or a compromised website. In both cases the miner will utilize the computing power of the device and its network bandwidth. |
| Analysis date: | June 21, 2025, 01:47:01 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 6ED9442536C98550328A1602A3504034 |
| SHA1: | 17836C8F564758463560338C9EC6C108F123E610 |
| SHA256: | A462535352A73FBEF581E21F54C3E5315003673918B71293E1C20457F9C77E47 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:q0MZ8eu5Fy7+/9EaXakMDPHvTYJiWkhPBUONrsasC3YFmk:36 |
MALICIOUS
COINMINER has been found (auto)
- cpuminer.exe (PID: 320)
SUSPICIOUS
No suspicious indicators.INFO
Checks supported languages
- cpuminer.exe (PID: 320)
- cpuminer.exe (PID: 6228)
The sample compiled with english language support
- cpuminer.exe (PID: 320)
Manual execution by a user
- cpuminer.exe (PID: 6228)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (47) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (46.1) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.4) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2016:02:10 08:30:23+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 12 |
| CodeSize: | 3117056 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 20480 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 3735552 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x489820 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows command line |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.2.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.2.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | Special build |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| FileVersion: | 1.2 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2015 |
| ProductName: | cpuminer-multi |
| ProductVersion: | 1.2 |
Total processes
139
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cpuminer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cpuminer.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 1 Version: 1.2 Modules
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| 5928 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cpuminer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6228 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cpuminer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cpuminer.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 1 Version: 1.2 Modules
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| 6892 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cpuminer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
192
Read events
192
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
17
DNS requests
11
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.25.54.100:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.25.50.8:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1100 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.25.54.100:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1100 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.25.54.100:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5896 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 184.25.50.8:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 184.25.54.100:80 | www.microsoft.com | Telgua | SV | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1100 | SIHClient.exe | 172.202.163.200:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | GB | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |