Categories: PUA

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: FEF34651md5: cc4c5c15ea43dce31f0dee41f25602d2name: CC4C5C15EA43DCE31F0DEE41F25602D2.mlwsha1: 5571bf037a92f3d460742bec296985c351e15f9bsha256: 25925791f91cd9236ad79a3bc8be700e31b76463cf83991eb857b2a4d12d8584sha512: 457f2486756754e237714903ff8a9602ab7935c62bbd1088f351eda3a7058232396c8b0cf9118d3c7ee2d4c77a54709e746018c91829502828fbd7543b7b7684ssdeep: 12288:QV2sAS9pFDiYucUKztoGsHOkb1SKJA1iyIDOHCwDUSsFXEZg5O+1UQyTde85s1:QV2sAepFDiYo5SuPwDUJFXyg5OBQyTdtype: 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)?

    • 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.
    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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