About “Win64/CoinMiner.HB potentially unwanted” infection

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

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win64/CoinMiner.HB potentially unwanted?


File Info:
crc32: 144D0C03
md5: d8461b86340b430f664d9f7a3ebdc7bf
name: D8461B86340B430F664D9F7A3EBDC7BF.mlw
sha1: a5a2bdb1f1c7e1a6447b3afffeca84c5d9906d25
sha256: 1e326545366b3b13950e911e48865857159090db7c5846db435f19b35163cd93
sha512: ad7a891ef19982f875e0ce2b2ad782f08fdc8af509d644e7a8d40f7880a690d17831b3a789d6eb06f11eef2d05ecc74caa9cf273897e18e2d6a8ec2d9831730d
ssdeep: 98304:MR/A7xBLVxWawDBP7Tq0Z8I4+oVWA/pz2gSVmKZW:MuvVxWa2BPfX8IMl2FVmt
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win64/CoinMiner.HB potentially unwanted also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cylance	Unsafe
Cybereason	malicious.1f1c7e
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.HB potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:NsCpuCNMine-B [Miner]
Sophos	Mal/Generic-R
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34266.@xW@auzsnPn
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Sivis.rc
FireEye	Generic.mg.d8461b86340b430f
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.A!ml
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Artemis!D8461B86340B
MAX	malware (ai score=98)
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.100 (RDML:AAl+WcCk8YEBiQr4lYQ6PQ)
Fortinet	W32/PossibleThreat
AVG	Win32:NsCpuCNMine-B [Miner]
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Win64/CoinMiner.HB potentially unwanted?

Win64/CoinMiner.HB 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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