Should I remove “Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner.K”?

The Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner.K 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:Win32/CoinMiner.K virus can do?

• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• A process created a hidden window
• Installs OpenCL library, probably to mine Bitcoins
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Creates a copy of itself
• A possible cryptomining command was executed
• A cryptomining command containing a stratum protocol address was executed

How to determine Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner.K?

File Info:
crc32: AF0C522D
md5: 1cab3240654b4d41790b2af19dd4d33c
name: 1CAB3240654B4D41790B2AF19DD4D33C.mlw
sha1: bb1a955ab0154ea5cd84a3592d743f59a12a46ee
sha256: 49d0e9f3993b640d917dd16eb4a2a0fd37697d494c9cd1187b1cda3526792ebb
sha512: 47e8acac9dc53dd054e272295f683233f0bbd1918b0f0d4b899275c559e51af25718d72b2050a9708011e395131504b70096ebdea90d37348559a1f815e118a7
ssdeep: 24576:HaPBq5lLB5T76nIAzgBZ9spjQfQO9XbUAlOOK:HKs9HMhghLBxQAPK
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner.K also known as:

How to remove Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner.K?

• 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.