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.

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.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f3d965d0c56e2d348b8f9d9614c3835bfc6ccd35e2e8fb46982ebef6b6c22737crc32: F8CC686Amd5: 53aecc5986bcc31ec7b4a72cbb96e1d0sha1: c6dfa8a1830312053a9a64a59ffc72e6d97ba652sha256: f3d965d0c56e2d348b8f9d9614c3835bfc6ccd35e2e8fb46982ebef6b6c22737sha512: 8344270919ae313d9bec359a56dc0589572a8decf852d57e034a34ace8c2bc15ad72fa89d3a2858d2ad92ea808ca1f8283c42df0e8cccb232a34a5fb88aacca8ssdeep: 98304:cZeNrBaYNB75V2kvcoR10n8uk52B3VD7bd0i4S2i034CxoxJOp+DNtADIep0Cr9r:cyBaYPvcoRQ8urPbdBpPCxesatADYMS8type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1E47633296EC57CF8FDABBBB0F7F555D4F5A0622A2F62D0860518772D0CC3B8714652A0sha3_384: c16b4865f937d4dd0b83d3eefcd33a888ea4da87e038a5f9b82026e499ac2610dd8b5b18ba392e16d5b8452edd823031ep_bytes: 81ec8001000053555633db57895c2418timestamp: 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.