Novo Optimizer GPU Miner
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| Ranking: | 10,307 |
| Threat Level: | 80 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,460 |
| First Seen: | August 25, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | August 16, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Novo Optimizer GPU Miner is a detection name that cyber security researchers use to refer to a cryptocurrency miner program. The Novo Optimizer GPU Miner is a program that can be adapted to mine Bitcoins and the Monero digital currency. Mining digital coins is a procedure where a machine is used to manage the transfer of encrypted data packets, which contain information on money transactions. The blockchain technology is based on the principle that everyone has access to an open ledger where you can view how much digital money is available and who owns it. However, there are no account names—you have a wallet address, which you load with crypto-currency by buying coins on digital markets. Now that you have an understanding of the base principles of crypto-currency (encrypted data packets) you are likely to realize that the more encrypted data there is, the more processing power is needed to manage it.
Programs like the Novo Optimizer GPU Miner can be downloaded from the Internet and used to mine Monero (XMR) and Bitcoins (BTC). The work performed by the Novo Optimizer GPU Miner on your machine is paid in a percentage of the amount of money that was processed on your end. The Novo Optimizer GPU Miner requires connection to a dedicated server, which delegates the mining tasks, and you will need to create an account on a site you want to work with. PC users should take into consideration that programs like the Novo Optimizer GPU Miner are very resource-hungry and are likely to increase the power consumption on your device, which will lead to increase the temperature of your graphics card (GPU). The increased heat and electricity consumption affect machines negatively and decrease their lifespan. Hence, apps like the Novo Optimizer GPU Miner should be used by educated users on mid and top-tier devices. The Novo Optimizer GPU Miner is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that is identical to the Moloko CPU Miner and the IntelService.exe CPU Miner regarding functionality. It may not be a shock that there are Black Hat hackers who compromise systems to install a custom version of the Novo Optimizer GPU Miner and take advantage of someone else's processing power. We have received reports that the Novo Optimizer GPU Miner was used for nefarious purposes in August 2017. You may want to scan your PC for an unsolicited installation of the Novo Optimizer GPU Miner if you are experiencing a slow computer performance and deteriorated image display.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove Novo Optimizer GPU Miner
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | novoopt.exe | bb98b7244f635c01d5e287e5a584d417 | 158 |
| 2. | name.exe | 588c5fa8a02e98e23bf2796bb08e6bd7 | 132 |
| 3. | novoopt.exe | 73aee3559e87e9d9620d66e2c97d2c2a | 104 |
| 4. | novoping.exe | 971b3d7acfa9c98ebdf33d385d6d3674 | 60 |
| 5. | npsvc.exe | 4db4d92d4ea170ac0df0bcca2371503d | 20 |
Registry Details
Directories
Novo Optimizer GPU Miner may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Novo |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Novo |
