How to remove “MSIL/CoinMiner.BIT”?

The MSIL/CoinMiner.BIT 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 MSIL/CoinMiner.BIT virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine MSIL/CoinMiner.BIT?


File Info:
crc32: C202728B
md5: a4ba1edabf80f17042087d7d336caf61
name: A4BA1EDABF80F17042087D7D336CAF61.mlw
sha1: 88f0f88b84b599a3de7a5e47572aef756056ab72
sha256: 5d1de2649798386646a9d75a5bfc7e687be490e83e9b66f687534acb3fb31020
sha512: bacb2848a8292dab226acb2bd538136735ecb5b939a140e0f6aa8645c9475fea51401f49d148dc99ae15e45ef931e15235a9ac51061da84cdefa701f567a4ab5
ssdeep: 24576:G6F886+Wu9/Or0Es4w/Dj1xuW2uxq5K0BiRQBCpskMOJCBeVnD1DuxJEUiTVRbI:18f+Wusrpn5uQrMRQBXOJ2eVWQVRbId
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright:  
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: Test.exe
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
FileDescription:  
OriginalFilename: Test.exe

MSIL/CoinMiner.BIT also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.b84b59
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/CoinMiner.BIT
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win64:CoinminerX-gen [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Coinminer-9851297-0
Sophos	ML/PE-A
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1130328
FireEye	Generic.mg.a4ba1edabf80f170
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1130328
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_76%
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Generic.C2989270
AVG	Win64:CoinminerX-gen [Trj]

How to remove MSIL/CoinMiner.BIT?

MSIL/CoinMiner.BIT 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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