How to remove “NiceHashMiner (PUA)”?

The NiceHashMiner (PUA) 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 NiceHashMiner (PUA) virus can do?

Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
Anomalous binary characteristics
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine NiceHashMiner (PUA)?


File Info:
name: 872CA46001C0CA3E3228.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f2a73d8fbcdc5ab083fc168b6d6c427aaad6f41625a0149701cded48887cac67
crc32: 6158137A
md5: 872ca46001c0ca3e32282d2e6cfe7f20
sha1: c619091f408b9415af7167411c35967f29951b30
sha256: f2a73d8fbcdc5ab083fc168b6d6c427aaad6f41625a0149701cded48887cac67
sha512: 3fe54f5d267e5b133fee45ec84426d12a790766e6af09d2bb6f58321c8f1f85665ea47a0aa7e89cf0d685592435245146a5aff31dd92a71e95cb587024baa201
ssdeep: 1536:Onv9bA88QSFZkObU/zqTJzqagzqTJzqczqTJYCQbtWtt:Onv9bfyFbULyZGyZnyCtp8t
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1D815A487B1CDB321D8CC0DF71974AA490D2BAE6D2E40E9363138B39F67313D55690AB9
sha3_384: 5e3fdf9d32d727cfe2f512751543eddac1cecd1d9aa419ac356a7c959d3371f532f9991665c9fb0e7791efe0ddf5851c
ep_bytes: 4d5a90000300000004000000ffff0000
timestamp: 2038-05-06 02:03:24

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: NiceHash Miner is simple to use mining tool
CompanyName: H-BIT, d.o.o.
FileDescription: NiceHash Miner
FileVersion: 3.0.6.4
InternalName: NiceHashMiner.exe
LegalCopyright: H-BIT, d.o.o. ©  2021
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: NiceHashMiner.exe
ProductName: NiceHash Miner
ProductVersion: 3.0.6.4
Assembly Version: 3.0.6.4

NiceHashMiner (PUA) also known as:

Lionic	Riskware.MSIL.Miner.1!c
McAfee	Artemis!872CA46001C0
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Tool.Miner.Win32.351
Sangfor	Riskware.MSIL.Miner.gen
VirIT	Trojan.Win64.CoinMiner.G
Cyren	W64/Trojan.WBQQ-3821
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R007H07EO21
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.MSIL.Miner.gen
Avast	Win64:Adware-gen [Adw]
Sophos	NiceHashMiner (PUA)
Comodo	ApplicUnwnt@#3k270m8ntohjg
DrWeb	Tool.BtcMine.2499
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!PUP
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
ViRobot	Adware.Agent.903136
Malwarebytes	RiskWare.BitCoinMiner
Fortinet	Riskware/Miner
Webroot	W32.Coinminer.Gen
AVG	Win64:Adware-gen [Adw]

How to remove NiceHashMiner (PUA)?

NiceHashMiner (PUA) 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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