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

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

• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Creates a hidden or system file
• Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner.QJ?

File Info:
crc32: C858F21Bmd5: da884059d3ccd78191b0968177fc80afname: DA884059D3CCD78191B0968177FC80AF.mlwsha1: feb1e45f9c728338a75391f902892c4d99ba3ea8sha256: 23727cb033d17a6d9e00ab0ee7dfca19c7677930afb80db4202ef46dc1c2e386sha512: 75f233414e17f4ef51faf27716e061bd4a605bbab160480de74c9e5292096f69c25ff978a59afd4376a66aac9c71cc7cd1631902d0e4f63110e63b7055102ef5ssdeep: 98304:iSmHLPldZpdroGVWwOJcyUPbFVEHpjp9p5cHIJbEo:ijHTldHd6cymvEHNp9pNbTtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
Translation: 0x0809 0x04b0

Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner.QJ also known as:

How to remove Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner.QJ?

• 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.