Should I remove “Win64/CoinMiner.HQ”?

The Win64/CoinMiner.HQ 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.HQ virus can do?

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win64/CoinMiner.HQ?


File Info:
name: CE3EDDE8E05E6E85DF9B.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/2f8950bee3793790f70b54556d4d1cc4b2391af42a94d4054ce0ed87fd580e39
crc32: 59597C4A
md5: ce3edde8e05e6e85df9b9ed2641cc208
sha1: 7ea48737b0c05a3ce395d06682a3de783b260df9
sha256: 2f8950bee3793790f70b54556d4d1cc4b2391af42a94d4054ce0ed87fd580e39
sha512: 6906004618a5c92812c4f82d66664be88931f4514e56db4b83abb9c113cf0afb4d0c0ccc8062de5811cf8eddfe240963f4820b6f27e47bd5b596b23feb282c63
ssdeep: 49152:nRSZG4H0v8egCCCxYzQ+YEQXTodTM2mHHrvqQB8dxA9BonqrDjqO4tcLe:nqzY8fuk3bQXkdTGrvVKWBoqY7
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
tlsh: T12CB533E86A4F0E27FD09CC345E7CA535A08E44C547FA554094181AAEE86FDAA330E7E7
sha3_384: 260366829c3320f9bc3baa09379514d97850534a1e18552ffdd73b38199cbf8191877d02c1da4f22cf76388203317320
ep_bytes: eb08003e100000000000505152535556
timestamp: 2017-11-29 20:38:01

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win64/CoinMiner.HQ also known as:

Bkav	W32.ArchosauriaAD.Trojan
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.12648928
FireEye	Generic.mg.ce3edde8e05e6e85
McAfee	Generic Trojan.en
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Packed.Win64.170
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0051c1841 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 0051c1841 )
Cybereason	malicious.8e05e6
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.HQ
Paloalto	generic.ml
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.12648928
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win64.Mlw.evqwyx
Avast	Win64:Malware-gen
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Szvi
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.12648928
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Malware@#2iaw1extk765z
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Spyware.vc
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.12648928 (B)
Ikarus	Trojan.Win64.Enigma
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.12648928
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.btpzl
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_95%
Avira	TR/CoinMiner.ksxfj
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.22EDDFE
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Tiggre!rfn
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
VBA32	Trojan.Tiggre
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.12648928
APEX	Malicious
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!G4++qMnKcDk
MAX	malware (ai score=99)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	PossibleThreat
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Gen
AVG	Win64:Malware-gen
Panda	Trj/RnkBend.A
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove Win64/CoinMiner.HQ?

Win64/CoinMiner.HQ 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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