Computer security is a rather complicated issue. And few users are able to quickly and efficiently provide this process to their operating system. Quite often, situations arise in which the computer becomes infected with viruses. And they, of course, have to be removed. Today we will learn how to find and eliminate the miner virus. It should be noted right away that this is far from the easiest process. After all, our current infection has a somewhat non-standard purpose and origin. Let’s try to get rid of the problem posed before us as soon as possible.
What it is
Before you remove the miner virus, you should generally understand what we will deal with. After all, already this will help to somehow tune in to eliminate the infection. Sometimes it is much more logical and easier to just reinstall the operating system. But in our case, this is not entirely true.
The thing is that the miner virus is a kind of trojan. It penetrates the operating system, loads the computer processor, and also begins to use all computer resources for its work. Due to this, the creators of the virus receive the so-called "bitcoins" - an electronic currency that can be converted into real money.
In addition, some users say that our today's trojan is able to work like any other infection on a computer - stealing data, destroying the operating system, as well as facilitating the penetration of other viruses into the system. This is sometimes true. But the main purpose of our current infection is the illegal enrichment of a hacker at the expense of the user's computer resources.
Computer manifestations
So we found out what the miner virus is. How to detect this infection on a computer? There are several scenarios. The first one is just to pay attention to the behavior of the operating system. Often, it is the manifestation of the miner that gives out the fact of infection.
What happens to a computer in a given period of time? Firstly, it begins to "slow down". And work very, very slowly. This is the first sign that you have a miner virus sitting. However, when infected with any trojan, the operating system will start to work slowly.
Secondly, you should pay attention to the processes in the computer. If you open the task manager, you will notice that lines appear in the corresponding tab that load the computer quite heavily. And these are not necessarily any suspicious processes. Quite often, the miner is encrypted for software that has already been installed previously. For example, chrome.exe, steam.exe and so on.
Thirdly, you may notice that even with disabled applications, as well as directly when the system is rebooted, the central processor still remains as busy as possible. From 90 to 99%. The video card, by the way, can start to work very loudly, or rather, heat up. All this indicates that you will have to think about how to find the miner virus and get rid of it.
Training
But for an accurate diagnosis of the computer, to be honest, the manifestations of the trojan alone are not enough. Very often additional content is used. Anyway, you need to be able to prepare for the removal of a computer infection. Then not to regret what was done.
First, save to any removable media all the data important to you. This will avoid unforeseen losses. If there are no important documents, you can skip the step.
Next - stock up on an anti-virus system, as well as additional content for scanning your computer. You can use Dr.Web or NOD32 (the best antiviruses according to users). And as additional software - SpyHunter, CCleaner and Dr.Web CureIT. You can do without it, but then it’s not a fact that it will be possible to eliminate the virus-miner. How to find and delete it at 100%?
Among other things, it would not be bad to have on hand the installation disk of your operating system. Just in case. And have a few hours of free time. After all, treating a computer is not such a quick process. Let's start it as soon as possible.
That there were no mistakes
And the process begins with the fact that we need to eliminate all situations in which the operating system is not able to show us the virus-miner. What needs to be done for this? Close all applications running in the background. Do not forget that the less programs are launched, the better.
Why? After all, the miner, as already mentioned, loves to register in a variety of applications and disguise themselves as them. And such a step will allow you to see the infection in time. It is advisable to leave only Windows Update and an antivirus working. Close all download managers, as well as background programs. They can only be launched after the end of the fight against the virus.
Scanning
Now you can try to remove the miner virus. How to check its availability on a computer? Firstly, it has already been said - according to the manifestations in the operating system. And secondly, any modern antivirus will see this infection. Do a deep scan of your computer, and then look at the result.
All potentially dangerous files need to be "treated". In any antivirus, there is a special button for this. However, in the case of the miner, quite often this technique does not work. You just have to remove all the threats. In principle, if you come across viruses, then this process will not surprise you. Nothing complicated, right?
Threat Removal
How to find the miner virus and remove it? Think carefully, after which you began to change the operating system. Maybe you installed some kind of software?
Most likely, this is true. Therefore, in order to finally deal with the virus, you will have to find a malicious application and get rid of it. As a rule, miners are distributed by torrents (especially the latest version UTorrent), download managers and some online games. In particular, GameNet products. Using the control panel, delete all such applications and only then continue to fight the infection.
Process completion
Next, you will have to work with the Windows task manager. Call this service and look at the tab "Processes". It will definitely show the miner virus. How to check which line belongs to it? For example, take a look at how much computer resources a particular task consumes. If the figure is more than 5% (if the main application is turned off) or more than 20% when the mode is on, this is our infection.
What should be done? Complete the process. Just select the desired line, and then click on the right mouse button. In the list that appears, select "Finish". Accept the warning (it says that unsaved application data will be lost) and confirm your actions.
Control stripping
How to remove miner virus? Now that almost all possible steps have been taken, you should turn to the help of additional software. These are SpyHunter, CCleaner and Dr.Web CureIT. The first and last application should be launched one by one and put on a system scan. After the output, the results are exactly the same as in the case of the antivirus, all dangerous objects are treated or deleted. In principle, after using CureIT, the miner virus usually disappears.
But for more certainty it’s worth a little work with the computer registry. Launch CCleaner, and then click on "Analysis" in the lower right corner of the window. Please note that in the settings (left panel of the program), all sections of the hard drive should be marked in the scan, as well as browsers and background applications (if possible). After the process is complete, click on "Cleaning". That's all. We reboot the computer and look at the result. Now we know how to remove the miner virus. In some cases, if the operating system has not been cured, a complete reinstall of the computer with formatting the hard disk will be required.