What is “Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74”?

The Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74 is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74 virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74?


File Info:
crc32: 0A39BD9E
md5: 0be8bc96d7e38d0da4c3b21fee68e304
name: 0BE8BC96D7E38D0DA4C3B21FEE68E304.mlw
sha1: c4e82abf6872418a5ebe1a4089147bf40bf22a01
sha256: 7ff59d585a302545ab54efdb808bd590468c3f000407e4c7edd7d102c3a76cd0
sha512: 660aff535aeb4377b7bc1d773b3ffe3a0827f34027653b4914ffef52df511e833c70aa42dc66257ed905c0ada912ba956506f43d76fde7a10f4b21028f8ac1e0
ssdeep: 24576:QRBrzwX0YmJI8DRnCD4jtnT8Q1r0ly78ipwR7:iJzdnm4lT8Q1r0pieR7
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa9 Valve Corporation
ProductName: Steam
FileVersion: 2.10.91.91
FileDescription: Steam
Translation: 0x0816 0x04e4

Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74 also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74
FireEye	Generic.mg.0be8bc96d7e38d0d
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.MinerPMF.S17010081
McAfee	GenericRXAA-AA!0BE8BC96D7E3
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Sangfor	Malware
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 00574bb11 )
BitDefender	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74
K7GW	Riskware ( 00574bb11 )
Cybereason	malicious.6d7e38
Cyren	W32/CoinMiner.YUOF-4693
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
ClamAV	Win.Coinminer.Generic-7151250-0
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Miner.aszpv
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.BtcMine.gmfedn
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10ce19d0
Ad-Aware	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74
Sophos	XMRig Miner (PUA)
Comodo	Application.Win32.CoinMiner.BS@8rlsid
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1124159
DrWeb	Tool.BtcMine.2235
Zillya	Trojan.Miner.Win32.9908
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
Emsisoft	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74 (B)
Ikarus	PUA.CoinMiner
Jiangmin	RiskTool.BitMiner.calf
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1124159
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Miner
Microsoft	Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner
Gridinsoft	Trojan.Win32.CoinMiner.oa!s2
Arcabit	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Miner.aszpv
GData	Win32.Application.Coinminer.BU
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.CoinMiner.R356034
Acronis	suspicious
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaCO.34700.enKfaiRog0mi
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Miner
Malwarebytes	Trojan.BitCoinMiner
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/CoinMiner.ES potentially unwanted
Rising	Trojan.Miner!8.EA1 (TFE:5:1SNaNiR6GKB)
Yandex	Trojan.Miner!yOBUgO0rI14
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Fortinet	W32/CryptoMiner.L!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen

How to remove Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74?

Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C5018D74 removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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