Threat Database Mac Malware CoinMiner Malware

CoinMiner Malware

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Security experts reported a threat that they called CoinMiner, which is attacking Windows computer since February 26, 2018. However, CoinMiner's activities have been observed since 2011. Criminals are using the CoinMiner Trojan to mine cryptocurrency illicitly. The CoinMiner Trojans uses a smart technique to execute its task: its miner, which is configured to mine Monero, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, is based on the Web browser used in the machine it infects. However, it can perform without the need to start the browser, which makes its presence very hard to be detected.

Computer users may introduce CoinMiner on their machines when they visit corrupted websites, click on damaged advertisements or download a program that looks like legit. CoinMiner is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) due to the problems it can cause to the computers it infects and because it wasn't downloaded by the computer user voluntarily. A computer that hosts CoinMiner will become sluggish, the Internet speed will drop drastically, and the machine may freeze or even crash. To keep PUPs, adware, and threats away from your machine, you should have an anti-malware program running 24/7.

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