What is “Win64/CoinMiner.DU potentially unwanted”?

The Win64/CoinMiner.DU potentially unwanted 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 Win64/CoinMiner.DU potentially unwanted virus can do?

How to determine Win64/CoinMiner.DU potentially unwanted?


File Info:
crc32: FAE6BE8D
md5: 920af052492e668981121540ffe804f2
name: 920AF052492E668981121540FFE804F2.mlw
sha1: 9000e462e24a0937608b49445a715be0dc3a179e
sha256: 64d63726bab12798d924ee3c742648bb9de649452088be54e5dcf1f611ed5240
sha512: 50fe5845ebb23466e22eec92895392eb1205ba6a4f5d69f26632e6721e5f5edf33473cd4f6b59fc7f314df07b1c2bab6af6870a346b4058a7fcdaff5a599a171
ssdeep: 12288:Uh9Z2NcH3XrpCUJflWdd9ht2xlN0RymavFRGqP+ilG795Ofaq2mdezKZMSjdR4a:UPZ2N0rpCrdd9ht2xlN0RVatRGqWmG5
type: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win64/CoinMiner.DU potentially unwanted also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 005234ba1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Tool.BitMiner.Win32.2946
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)
Alibaba	RiskWare:Win64/Miners.868b1dbd
K7GW	Adware ( 005234ba1 )
Cybereason	malicious.2e24a0
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.DU potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win64:MiscX-gen [PUP]
ClamAV	Win.Coinminer.Generic-7153852-0
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitMiner.gen
ViRobot	Adware.Coinminer.664064
Sophos	XMR-Stak Miner (PUA)
TrendMicro	Coinminer_MALXMR.SMSTAK-WIN64
McAfee-GW-Edition	RDN/Generic PUP.z
FireEye	Generic.mg.920af052492e6689
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	RiskTool.BitMiner.cjfp
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1123692
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitMiner.gen
GData	Win32.Application.CoinMiner.BA
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win64.Miner.R217706
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	RDN/Generic PUP.z
Panda	Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Coinminer_MALXMR.SMSTAK-WIN64
Rising	HackTool.CoinMiner!1.B016 (CLASSIC)
Ikarus	PUA.CoinMiner
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.12132254.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/Miner
AVG	Win64:MiscX-gen [PUP]
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Win64/CoinMiner.DU potentially unwanted?

Win64/CoinMiner.DU potentially unwanted 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.

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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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