Should I remove “PUP.Optional.Miner”?

The PUP.Optional.Miner 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 PUP.Optional.Miner virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Installs OpenCL library, probably to mine Bitcoins
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup

How to determine PUP.Optional.Miner?

File Info:
name: 53AECC5986BCC31EC7B4.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f3d965d0c56e2d348b8f9d9614c3835bfc6ccd35e2e8fb46982ebef6b6c22737
crc32: F8CC686A
md5: 53aecc5986bcc31ec7b4a72cbb96e1d0
sha1: c6dfa8a1830312053a9a64a59ffc72e6d97ba652
sha256: f3d965d0c56e2d348b8f9d9614c3835bfc6ccd35e2e8fb46982ebef6b6c22737
sha512: 8344270919ae313d9bec359a56dc0589572a8decf852d57e034a34ace8c2bc15ad72fa89d3a2858d2ad92ea808ca1f8283c42df0e8cccb232a34a5fb88aacca8
ssdeep: 98304:cZeNrBaYNB75V2kvcoR10n8uk52B3VD7bd0i4S2i034CxoxJOp+DNtADIep0Cr9r:cyBaYPvcoRQ8urPbdBpPCxesatADYMS8
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1E47633296EC57CF8FDABBBB0F7F555D4F5A0622A2F62D0860518772D0CC3B8714652A0
sha3_384: c16b4865f937d4dd0b83d3eefcd33a888ea4da87e038a5f9b82026e499ac2610dd8b5b18ba392e16d5b8452edd823031
ep_bytes: 81ec8001000053555633db57895c2418
timestamp: 2009-12-05 22:50:46

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PUP.Optional.Miner also known as:

How to remove PUP.Optional.Miner?

• 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.