Cloud Packager CPU Miner
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| Threat Level: | 80 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 8 |
| First Seen: | October 30, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | June 18, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Cloud Packager CPU Miner is a program that may be promoted to users as a free-to-use uninstaller and replacement utility for the 'Add and Remove Programs' module in the 'Control Panel' on Windows. The Cloud Packager CPU Miner may be advertised on your screen via banners, pop-up windows and video commercials on software deployment platforms. The Cloud Packager CPU Miner is reported to be used for illicit cryptocurrency mining operations. PC users who install the Cloud Packager CPU Miner are not informed of its activity in the background and may suffer system instability and slow performance. The Cloud Packager CPU Miner behaves like the Marlin.exe Siacoin GPU Miner and the Booster.exe CPU Miner with its ability to utilize the central processor and the graphics card for its purposes. The Cloud Packager CPU Miner is known to use two separate processes — 'wdf.exe' and 'NvProfileUpdater64.exe' — and hijack system resources.
PC experts note that the Cloud Packager CPU Miner might decrease your machine's performance significantly and reduce the lifespan of your CPU and GPU. Tools like the Cloud Packager CPU Miner require a lot of processing power. Hence, the electricity consumed by the graphics card and central processor is increased, which leads to an increased temperature of the components. The mining of digital currencies is not illegal as long as all parties involved are aware of the risks, potential gain and nature of the activity. There are legitimate cyber farms that use tools similar to the Cloud Packager CPU Miner to make a profit. However, the Cloud Packager CPU Miner is not a safe product to use, and it is used to benefit unknown individuals. The file names used by the Cloud Packager CPU Miner resemble valid file names associated with software from Nvidia Corp., which is a world leader in GPU technology development. PC users who suspect the Cloud Packager CPU Miner may be running on their machines should use a trustworthy anti-malware scanner to determine the state of their systems and perform the necessary cleaning.
