Remove Bgtools\Bgtools.exe CoinMiner Trojan

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

If the Bgtools\Bgtools.exe process runs on your PC, you should scan your system for malware. Your machine is infected. You have a Trojan on board. Bgtools\Bgtools.exe Trojan is a coin miner which steals your computer resources. It forces your computer to perform accounting services for a cyber-coin platform. In exchange for its services, your machine gets rewarded with fractions of the coin. The longer it serves, the bigger the profit. Yet, the money is not transferred to your device, but to the crooks’ cyber-wallet. They exploit your device and force you to suffer the side effect. Unfortunately, there are side effects. The coin mining process is very heavy. It requires an enormous amount of computer resources. It needs a lot of RAM and a fast CPU. The Trojan takes what your machine has to offer and leaves nothing for you. Thus, Bgtools\Bgtools.exe slows your PC down to a crawl. You will notice that your apps take forever to load. Some programs of yours freeze and crash frequently. Your Internet connection also seems slower than ever. Thank the Trojan for these issues. This parasite is a menace that is hard to be tolerated. And it shouldn’t! The coin mining process has a negative impact on your hardware. If you don’t stop the Trojan promptly, it will wear out your hardware. You may end up with a useless machine. Do not let this scenario unfold. Remove Bgtools\Bgtools.exe before it causes irreversible damage.

How did I get infected with?

The Bgtools\Bgtools.exe Trojan, as sophisticated as it is, uses the classic distribution strategies: spam emails, torrents, software bundles, and fake updates. Yet, the key to its successful distribution is not the methods it uses but its victims’ negligence and naivety. Without your help, this infection wouldn’t have happened. The Trojan cannot penetrate your security on its own. To enter your OS, it needs an invitation. It received one, from you. The Trojan tricked you into downloading and installing it. Do not imagine a straightforward exchange, though. You either click on a corrupted link or downloaded a bundled software copy. The crooks are imaginative. They know how to camouflage their parasites. The spam emails, for example, are not what they used to be. The crooks no longer rely on malicious attachments. They embed corrupted links. One click is all it takes for a virus to be downloaded. One thing, however, will never change. Your (the user’s) caution can prevent infections. Be always vigilant and doubting. Do not open unexpected messages. If you receive such an email, take a minute to verify the sender. You can simply enter the questionable email address into some search engine. If it was used for shady business, someone might have complained. Also, the crooks tend to write on behalf of well-known organizations. If you receive such an email, go to the organization’s official website. Compare the email addresses listed there with the one you have received a message from. If they don’t match, delete the pretender immediately. It is up to you to keep your machine virus-free. Do not be negligent. Always do your due diligence!

Why is this dangerous?

Bgtools\Bgtools.exe prevents you from using your computer normally. The Trojan uses both your CPU and GPU at their limits and leaves nothing for you. It ruins your user experience. Unfortunately, these issues are more than inconveniences. They are symptoms of an infection, which can damage your hardware. Check your machine now. It radiates head, doesn’t it? Did you know that this heat is dangerous? The Trojan, however, doesn’t pay much attention to it. It doesn’t pause its processes. The parasite uses your CPU at very high temperatures. This pest shortens your CPU’s life significantly. The high temperatures may cause your system to crash frequently. Furthermore, the crashes, lead to data loss and to the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. Also, let’s not forget that the unwanted heat was originally electricity. To perform its operation, Bgtools\Bgtools.exe consumes a lot of electricity. So, don’t get surprised when your next electricity bill arrives. You will have to pay more than what you are used to. The coin mining process is profitable only if you don’t use your own resources. The crooks are using yours. They are making a mint at your expense. Don’t become their sponsor. Remove Bgtools\Bgtools.exe ASAP!

Manual Bgtools\Bgtools.exe Removal Instructions

The Bgtools\Bgtools.exe 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 Bgtools\Bgtools.exe 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 Bgtools\Bgtools.exe related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Bgtools\Bgtools.exe startup location

STEP 3: Delete Bgtools\Bgtools.exe traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Bgtools\Bgtools.exe 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 Bgtools\Bgtools.exe 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 Bgtools\Bgtools.exe 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 Bgtools\Bgtools.exe

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 Bgtools\Bgtools.exe, 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 Bgtools\Bgtools.exe 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.