Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C1BCF844 removal guide

The Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C1BCF844 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.C1BCF844 virus can do?

Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
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.C1BCF844?


File Info:
crc32: 18EE09AA
md5: 56c95cc6e306437b3ab2a486e2ee69e7
name: upload_file
sha1: 928eb8faa7d14145a2a1f38bfe8589281da5ebea
sha256: 4b6bc447a6067546232d44193568f8131f29393bc31afa9a5d8768cb56aff389
sha512: 69041e1ab6a25491962560b88545f2cedc451fa7e39d33d0de4a4b9e38f4c58fd836f50d76fa45f8fec0ca0602ba66eb1ae417573769929aacd6dc111c3670cf
ssdeep: 24576:xRBrzwX0YmJI8DRnCD4jtnT8Q1r0ly78ipwR7O:jJzdnm4lT8Q1r0pieR7
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 2002 - 2017 Nir Sofer
InternalName: IECookiesView
FileVersion: 1.79
CompanyName: NirSoft
ProductName: IECookiesView
ProductVersion: 1.79
FileDescription: IECookiesView
OriginalFilename: iecv.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C1BCF844 also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Tool.BtcMine.2235
MicroWorld-eScan	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C1BCF844
FireEye	Generic.mg.56c95cc6e306437b
CAT-QuickHeal	PUA.CoinminerPMF.S9547169
McAfee	GenericRXAA-AA!56C95CC6E306
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Sangfor	Malware
BitDefender	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C1BCF844
Cybereason	malicious.6e3064
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaCO.34570.dnKfamylqQbi
Cyren	W32/CoinMiner.YUOF-4693
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
ClamAV	Win.Coinminer.Generic-7151250-0
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Miner.asyao
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.BtcMine.gmfedn
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10ce08a2
Ad-Aware	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C1BCF844
Sophos	XMRig Miner (PUA)
Comodo	Application.Win32.CoinMiner.BS@8rlsid
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1133596
Zillya	Trojan.Miner.Win32.9908
Invincea	XMRig Miner (PUA)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
Emsisoft	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C1BCF844 (B)
Ikarus	not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.NetPass
Jiangmin	RiskTool.BitMiner.calf
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1133596
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Miner
Microsoft	Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner
Arcabit	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C1BCF844
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Miner.asyao
GData	Win32.Application.Coinminer.BU
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.CoinMiner.R352663
Acronis	suspicious
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Miner
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.BitCoinMiner
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/CoinMiner.ES potentially unwanted
Rising	Trojan.Miner!8.EA1 (TFE:5:1SNaNiR6GKB)
Fortinet	W32/CryptoMiner.L!tr
AVG	Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C1BCF844?

Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.C1BCF844 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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