Win64/CoinMiner.RQ potentially unwanted removal

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

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX

How to determine Win64/CoinMiner.RQ potentially unwanted?


File Info:
crc32: A84EF28E
md5: 08344929a73423b5223c3589572dfddd
name: 08344929A73423B5223C3589572DFDDD.mlw
sha1: 1cdbb233d268ede351822284aeb6e71d9faf1d0d
sha256: 84701c80724e0837f1be071505ed796402008d8c44a059b15c0bc36e99afec2f
sha512: 17b4b7c2bb053988ef823c5564450ad93e27de8fa4c017952689bc158d57892fcf601505202b326ca2250af396fe90af23574ecebcb7b10abb018a0d37893cf6
ssdeep: 98304:Iu7SH0PFJMZyFjceUM2NgfkHyRc17fBHBx5BLznvxRVZBhD3Qddp+k:IBXygw
type: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) MingW-W64 Project Members 2010-2011
Info: http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/
InternalName: WinPthreadGC
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 0
CompanyName: MingW-W64 Project. All rights reserved.
ProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 0
Licence: ZPL
FileDescription: POSIX WinThreads for Windows
Comment: GNU C build -- MinGW-w64 64-bit
OriginalFilename: WinPthreadGC
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Win64/CoinMiner.RQ potentially unwanted also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 005895361 )
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	PUP.Win32.Presenoker.mt
K7GW	Adware ( 005895361 )
Cybereason	malicious.3d268e
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.RQ potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win64:MdeClass
Sophos	Generic PUA BM (PUA)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Dropper.th
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
McAfee	Artemis!08344929A734
Rising	HackTool.VulnDriver/x64!1.D7DB (CLASSIC)
Fortinet	Riskware/Miner
AVG	Win64:MdeClass

How to remove Win64/CoinMiner.RQ potentially unwanted?

Win64/CoinMiner.RQ 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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