What is “Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.EFE8C663”?

The Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.EFE8C663 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.EFE8C663 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.EFE8C663?


File Info:
crc32: 81B21F06
md5: 1c3a25b4b67ba4e74f9e9cf4d057bd20
name: 1C3A25B4B67BA4E74F9E9CF4D057BD20.mlw
sha1: 8e2ed3f813ebca9813344f551d3484e0da5da82f
sha256: cb2411cf165ba9e3b176a845a9a4fd3a8904138be73d9dc78a82e1be00cf4a76
sha512: 940d844524e77e39c8c048301f477939aa60661ac369449040062fad042e3d1c5ae4cdd93a1ae20878a1da5dfb07c4998908e88fd5eaa08d327659a80516f431
ssdeep: 24576:ORBrzwX0YmJI8DRnCD4jtnT8Q1r0ly78ipwR7:oJzdnm4lT8Q1r0pieR7
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.EFE8C663 also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Tool.BtcMine.2235
MicroWorld-eScan	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.EFE8C663
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.MinerPMF.S16883260
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Sangfor	Malware
BitDefender	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.EFE8C663
Cybereason	malicious.4b67ba
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaCO.34670.enKfaqmhC5gi
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.asyzd
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.BtcMine.gmfedn
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10ce19d0
Ad-Aware	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.EFE8C663
Emsisoft	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.EFE8C663 (B)
Comodo	Application.Win32.CoinMiner.BS@8rlsid
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1124159
Zillya	Trojan.Miner.Win32.9908
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
FireEye	Generic.mg.1c3a25b4b67ba4e7
Sophos	XMRig Miner (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.CoinMiner
Jiangmin	RiskTool.BitMiner.calf
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1124159
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Miner
Microsoft	Trojan:Win64/CoinMiner
Gridinsoft	Trojan.Win32.CoinMiner.oa!s2
Arcabit	Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.EFE8C663
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Miner.asyzd
GData	Win32.Application.Coinminer.BU
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.CoinMiner.R356034
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	GenericRXAA-AA!1C3A25B4B67B
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
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
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.EFE8C663?

Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.EFE8C663 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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