CoinImp Miner Virus Removal

This article can help you to remove CoinImp Miner Virus. The step by step removal works for every version of Microsoft Windows.

The cybercoins are on their rise. Everyone is mining them. Unfortunately, so do the hackers. And they do not plan on investing in expensive computers. Not if they can steal them. No, we are not talking about the old-fashioned burglary. The hackers are better than that. They have found a way to steal your computer resources remotely. They use viruses to turn your machine into a coin miner. CoinImp Miner is the latest tool in the hackers’ arsenal. Now, this JavaScript library is a legitimate tool which you can download off its official website. The crooks, however, have found a way to use it for their purposes. They embed its code into “free” apps and spread them through malvertising. Once the malicious app calls your browser home, expect trouble. The parasite takes control of your browser and uses it to reach your computer resources. It forces your OS to run mining process. Basically, CoinImp Miner parasite performs complicated accounting operations for a coin platform. In exchange, it gets rewarded with fractions of the coin. The coins, however, are not transferred to you, but to the crooks’ wallet. They make a mint while you suffer the side effects. The mining process is very heavy. It uses both your CPU and graphics card at their limits. It also east your RAM and burdens your Internet connection. The virus causes your computer to underperform. It is the reason why your apps take forever to load. The odd program failures and system crashes are also caused by the parasite. Unfortunately, this intensive mining takes a toll on your hardware. CoinImp Miner virus abuses your machine. If you don’t stop it, you may end up with unrepairable hardware damage! So, don’t waste your time. Clean our device ASAP!

How did I get infected with?

The CoinImp Miner virus cannot enter your computer on its own. It needs help. Your help. Without your approval, it cannot access your system. That doesn’t mean that the virus needs to ask you openly. The crooks tricked you. They lured you into installing malicious software. You either downloaded and installed it deliberately or gave it access unintentionally. The crooks corrupt various browser extensions and free apps. They use misleading language to trick you into installing the corrupted tools. But they don’t rely on cooperation. They also attach the parasites to the payload files of third-party software. If you don’t pay close attention to the fine print, you are very likely to install the more apps than you originally anticipated. Whenever you are about to install a program, opt for the Advanced/Custom option in the Setup Wizard. Under it, you will be presented with a list of all extras that are about to be installed. Deselect them. If you truly needed such apps, you would have downloaded them by yourself. This is your computer. You decide what to be installed on it. Don’t let others make this decision for. Install only the programs you want. Also, don’t skip the Terms and Conditions/EULA. If you don’t have the time to read the whole document, use an online EULA analyzer to scan it. If you detect anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately!

Why is this dangerous?

The CoinImp Miner virus is not safe. If it was, the crooks wouldn’t have to trick you into installing it. This parasite wears out your hardware. Check your machine. It radiates heat. As you know, heat is bad for your hardware. You may experience system crashes. The dreaded Blue Screen of Death may also pop up. But most importantly, by using your CPU under height temperatures, the virus shortens your its life significantly. One last thing to mention here. This heat was originally electricity. To run its process, CoinImp Miner consumes an enormous amount of electricity. So, don’t be surprised when your next electricity bill arrives. It is very likely to be double the amount you are used to paying. The mining process is profitable only if you don’t use your own resources. The crooks are using yours. You bought the hardware, you will pay the bills. Do not become a sponsor of cybercriminals. Remove the CoinImp Miner virus now!

Manual CoinImp Miner Removal Instructions

The CoinImp Miner infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the CoinImp Miner infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Track down CoinImp Miner related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate CoinImp Miner startup location

STEP 3: Delete CoinImp Miner traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down CoinImp Miner related processes in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate CoinImp Miner startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean CoinImp Miner virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

Step 4: Undo the possible damage done by CoinImp Miner

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for CoinImp Miner, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

 

• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove CoinImp Miner Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your whole system or network and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible virus leftovers or temporary files.