How to remove “Application.Miner.24”?

The Application.Miner.24 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 Application.Miner.24 virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX

How to determine Application.Miner.24?


File Info:
crc32: 4F912064
md5: ba71c46b1a6f5aa1f796d4c0ab3f3d13
name: BA71C46B1A6F5AA1F796D4C0AB3F3D13.mlw
sha1: bd32f9de4f6b078a6a17fe9cc5526fca4e655121
sha256: 0af541046e8ea28692fcc0f21632654d68bde8055e76c838797fcf71d53ebffa
sha512: 53be60a42e1973d8665192c8c14b691279fd68c09bf34b7dbe8b93d0ae7f2d62b823284372e701094480981dbc93b7dc672ac597b7c2224d2bf24248bc64346f
ssdeep: 24576:YdS9hXoSRvchjFIylgpxzoIbiLNLCz9qjQGGOp9NWQpj/HPQI9Afl3mLJVk7wdE:vbRvct+8IeNqqjQOnDzYIg3wJOsdEl
type: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2021 Valve Corporation
InternalName: steam (buildbot_steam-relclient-win32-builder_steam_rel_client_win32@steam-relclient-win32-builder)
FileVersion: 06.48.43.99
CompanyName: Valve Corporation
Source Control ID: 6484399
ProductName: Steam
ProductVersion: 01.00.00.02
FileDescription: Steam
OriginalFilename: steam.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Application.Miner.24 also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 0055f7d61 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.24
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7GW	Adware ( 0055f7d61 )
Cybereason	malicious.b1a6f5
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.QG potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Avast	FileRepMalware
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitMiner.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.24
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Dropper
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.24
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.24
Sophos	XMRig Miner (PUA)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Generic.tc
FireEye	Generic.mg.ba71c46b1a6f5aa1
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.24 (B)
Microsoft	Program:Win32/Wacapew.C!ml
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitMiner.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.24
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win64.Miner3.C4264632
McAfee	Artemis!BA71C46B1A6F
MAX	malware (ai score=74)
Malwarebytes	RiskWare.BitCoinMiner
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Rising	PUA.CoinMiner!8.4639 (TFE:dGZlOgUr3ke3eGRNMQ)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!chbyV7S3ll4
Fortinet	Riskware/Miner
AVG	FileRepMalware

How to remove Application.Miner.24?

Application.Miner.24 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.

About the author

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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