How To Remove Xmrminer.exe

As per what the researchers have discovered about Xmrminer.exe, it’s a rogue computer application that is developed by cyber crime master minds to misuse computer resources. The progam actually use to mine cryptocurrency by utilizing a high amount of system resources on computer. The malware actors use to proliferate this rogue application using various malicious websources and techniques. This is why, the infiltration of Xmrminer.exe on targeted computers often remains undetected by users and such processes keep running in background to cause drastic issues. In this article, we have included detailed information about the threat and how a user can get rid of Xmrminer.exe if their system is compromised somehow.

In most of the instances, the users often end up to visit malicious websites or pages inadvertently as they may get redirected to such pages by clicking some links. A previously installed PUP or adware may also enforce users to visit such malicious pages through which Xmrminer.exe or similar traits are often promoted. Therefore, a user should always be protected and cautious against such redirects or pop up adverts. If not, their system and overall performance along with more other concerns will be seriously affected.

Talking more about Xmrminer.exe, Once the malware starts its processes on computer, it utilizes more than 70 percent of system resources which causes most of the applications or games to keep stammering or freezing while being used. In addition, since the malware also alters some essential settings in computer, it leads to generation of secret loophole or backdoor inside computer taking advantage of which more robust malware code may intrude inside. Even user’s sensitive details like social login credentials, banking credentials, and saved data can be stolen for more other misuses. Therefore, a user must try to prevent their machine against such traits as far as possible.

Summarized Information

Name: Xmrminer.exe
Type: Trojan, coin miner, crypto miner, spyware
Problems: Frequent system crash or freezing issues, apps or games would stammer, reduction in overall system performance, and so on.
Distribution: Deceptive pop up ads, banners, free software installers, and many more.
Removal: In order to remove Xmrminer.exe from compromised computers, refer to guidelines section under this article.

As mentioned earlier, cyber-criminals have expertise to use some of the services offered by Windows System process as vulnerabilities. They usually mimic a legitimate system process with name of the Trojan or malware. They create the process of a Trojan same as some legitimate system process. In some cases, they easily get differentiated from legit processes however; some cases can be extremely difficult to distinguish.

If you examine the Windows process category in the Task Manager, you would easily notice the legitimate system process. However, if you notice duplicate files process, one must be a malware. This type of Trojan or malware continuously mines bitcoin or other crypto-currencies and this is a very high resource extensive process. The overall speed and performance of the PC gets extremely slow and sluggish. For depth enquiry, you can right click on the doubtful process and choose file location option in order to see the associated program. As a simple rule, if the file is stored in Windows/System32 folder, it is legitimate.

On the other hand, if the process is stored in the user’s processes or “Open the file” for the process leads to any random directories then it is doubtful. You should immediately scan your work-station with a powerful anti-malware tool. Remember that manual removal of harmful process related to Trojan or suspicious files are very difficult due to its deep intrusion and integration with the OS.

How to Remove Xmrminer.exe

The first thing that you should do is to scan your work-station with a powerful anti-malware tool and that will be very helpful. On the other hand, if you have backup of your important data in any external clean location such as hard-drive or pen-drive etc. then formatting the infected hard-drive of the PC may also work for you. Remember that formatting the hard-drive may work for one PC but if the infected PC is connected with a network of PCs then this step will go in vain.

Click on the “Download” button to use “SpyHunter” anti-malware tool to clean your workstation.

 

• On click on the download button, the file named as “Spyhunter-Intaller.exe” gets downloaded.

• In the downloads dialog box, choose “SpyHunter Installer.exe” and open the file.

• Select “Yes” in the “User Account Control” dialog box.

• Select the language you prefer and press on “OK” to get next step

• In order to process the installation, press on “Continue”

• Accept the privacy policy and end user agreement.

• Open “SpyHunter” by locating its icon on the desktop or search it on Windows “Start” menu.

The next step is to use “SpyHunter” for PC scanning and malware removal.

• Go to the “Home tab” and press on “Start Scan” button

Wait for the few minutes to scan gets completed. On completion, it scan result report is presented on the screen.

⇒ Register for the Spyhunter and remove Xmrminer.exe and all detected threats

To delete Xmrminer.exe and all associated threats found through the system scan, you need to register for the SpyHunter:

• Click on the register button available on the top-right corner of the program window,and then click on buy button.
• You will automatically be redirected to the purchasing page, enter your customer detail and valid email address,
• After the successful payment, you will receive email confirmation message. The email contains the account information such as usernames and passwords and so on,
• Thereafter, enter the same detail in the Account tab of the settings section of the program. Now, you can avail full features and protection to your system.

⇒ Steps to remove Xmrminer.exe and other detected threats:

Spyhunter antivirus tool categorizes the type of objects detected during system scans in total five sections – “Malware“, “PUPs” (Potentially Unwanted Programs), “Privacy“, “Vulnerabilities“, and “Whitelisted objects“

Select the object you want to remove and then click on Next button (you can quarantine an object so that you can anytime restore it to the system using restore feature)