Friday
2018-10-08, 11:14
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.BitcoinMiner.mga" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
trojan
Description:
Win32.BitcoinMiner.mga copies malicious files into the ProgramData and Profiles directory. It will use the users CPU to mine the cryptocurrency for the creator.
Removal Instructions:
Start Menu:
Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Items named "AudioHDDriverHost.lnk" and pointing to "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\HostTotalCommander\AudioHDDriverHost.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\HostTotalCommander\AudioHDDriverHost.exe".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\HostTotalCommander\DriverInstallerHost.exe".
The file at "<$PROFILES>\All Users\HostTotalCommander\AudioHDDriverHost.exe".
The file at "<$PROFILES>\All Users\HostTotalCommander\DriverInstallerHost.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.BitcoinMiner.mga uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
trojan
Description:
Win32.BitcoinMiner.mga copies malicious files into the ProgramData and Profiles directory. It will use the users CPU to mine the cryptocurrency for the creator.
Removal Instructions:
Start Menu:
Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Items named "AudioHDDriverHost.lnk" and pointing to "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\HostTotalCommander\AudioHDDriverHost.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\HostTotalCommander\AudioHDDriverHost.exe".
The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\HostTotalCommander\DriverInstallerHost.exe".
The file at "<$PROFILES>\All Users\HostTotalCommander\AudioHDDriverHost.exe".
The file at "<$PROFILES>\All Users\HostTotalCommander\DriverInstallerHost.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.BitcoinMiner.mga uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.