Should I remove “XMR-Stak Miner (PUA)”?

The XMR-Stak Miner (PUA) 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 XMR-Stak Miner (PUA) virus can do?

How to determine XMR-Stak Miner (PUA)?


File Info:
crc32: FEF34651
md5: cc4c5c15ea43dce31f0dee41f25602d2
name: CC4C5C15EA43DCE31F0DEE41F25602D2.mlw
sha1: 5571bf037a92f3d460742bec296985c351e15f9b
sha256: 25925791f91cd9236ad79a3bc8be700e31b76463cf83991eb857b2a4d12d8584
sha512: 457f2486756754e237714903ff8a9602ab7935c62bbd1088f351eda3a7058232396c8b0cf9118d3c7ee2d4c77a54709e746018c91829502828fbd7543b7b7684
ssdeep: 12288:QV2sAS9pFDiYucUKztoGsHOkb1SKJA1iyIDOHCwDUSsFXEZg5O+1UQyTde85s1:QV2sAepFDiYo5SuPwDUJFXyg5OBQyTd
type: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

XMR-Stak Miner (PUA) also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 0053921d1 )
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.CoinMiner
Sangfor	Malware
Alibaba	RiskTool:Win64/Miners.73b22eec
K7GW	Adware ( 0053921d1 )
Cybereason	malicious.37a92f
TrendMicro	Coinminer_MALXMR.SMSTAK-WIN64
Cyren	W64/Application.ZVRU-5990
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.ET potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win64:CoinminerX-gen [Trj]
ClamAV	Multios.Coinminer.Miner-6781728-2
GData	Win32.Application.CoinMiner.BA
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win64.Miner.gen
ViRobot	Adware.Coinminer.786432
Sophos	XMR-Stak Miner (PUA)
McAfee-GW-Edition	RDN/Generic.dx
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Webroot	W32.Adware.Gen
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win64.Miner
Microsoft	PUA:Win64/CoinMiner
Jiangmin	RiskTool.Miner.ee
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win64.Miner.gen
AhnLab-V3	Unwanted/Win64.CoinMiner.R303457
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	RDN/Generic.dx
Malwarebytes	RiskWare.BitCoinMiner
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Coinminer_MALXMR.SMSTAK-WIN64
Rising	HackTool.CoinMiner!1.BEAB (CLASSIC)
Ikarus	PUA.CoinMiner
Fortinet	Riskware/Miner
AVG	Win64:CoinminerX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Virus.RiskTool.835

How to remove XMR-Stak Miner (PUA)?

XMR-Stak Miner (PUA) 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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