Should I remove “Trojan.Win64.Miner”?

The Trojan.Win64.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 Trojan.Win64.Miner virus can do?

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

How to determine Trojan.Win64.Miner?


File Info:
crc32: D79DDF78
md5: cbec13f5c3767aec925c147d679a3e46
name: lsass.exe
sha1: 9c644aa5df0933dd3bf4760ae61264bc33840e83
sha256: 7995680715a6dab1b717b7a6a5e5c49bb4bb8c42fc1aeeb5c8b86179c88ee5ad
sha512: 07ebcea93a652584e1354a27d6d9a28f13615e403b8045b2038da76e9ade25981cae6af3f55c44ea26863c6eb7c22f433c862d50d04d1bfd5433d36a766dc0a8
ssdeep: 98304:RCkV0GoYH2UqXs5Fb2y/jPt+JuOKvrVUv2jUkX:M5GoYH2UPFPl+JuLrmUX
type: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2016-2020 xmrig.com
FileVersion: 5.5.3
CompanyName: www.xmrig.com
ProductName: XMRig
ProductVersion: 5.5.3
FileDescription: XMRig miner
OriginalFilename: xmrig.exe
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Trojan.Win64.Miner also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.2
FireEye	Generic.mg.cbec13f5c3767aec
Malwarebytes	RiskWare.BitCoinMiner
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 005622c31 )
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.2
K7GW	Riskware ( 005622c31 )
Cybereason	malicious.5c3767
Invincea	heuristic
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.NL potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Miner.gen
AegisLab	Riskware.Win64.BitCoinMiner.1!c
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.2
Sophos	XMRig Miner (PUA)
Comodo	Malware@#19oqt5rci1c9t
Zillya	Tool.BitCoinMiner.Win64.94
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.2 (B)
SentinelOne	DFI – Suspicious PE
Webroot	Bitcoinminer.Gen
Fortinet	Riskware/CoinMiner
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win64.BitCoinMiner
Arcabit	Trojan.Application.Miner.2
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win64.XMR-Miner.R226842
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Miner.gen
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C79
McAfee	Artemis!CBEC13F5C376
MAX	malware (ai score=76)
Cylance	Unsafe
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Rising	Dropper.Generic!8.35E (CLOUD)
Yandex	Riskware.Agent!
Ikarus	Trojan.Win64.CoinMiner
GData	Gen:Variant.Application.Miner.2
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)
Qihoo-360	Win64/Virus.RiskTool.1ff

How to remove Trojan.Win64.Miner?

Trojan.Win64.Miner 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.

About the author

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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