PUA:Win32/CoinMiner
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can also affect the quality of your computing experience. For example, some potentially unwanted applications can:
- Install additional bundled software
- Modify your homepage
- Modify your search provider
- Perform other actions that you might not have intended
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers. We have observed this application installing software that you might not have intended on your PC.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- Russia
- United States
- Korea
- Japan
- Turkey
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
Learn more about this type of application: Invisible resource thieves: The increasing threat of cryptocurrency miners
Backdoor:MacOS_X/DevilRobber.A
Backdoor:MacOS_X/DevilRobber.A is backdoor trojan which allows a remote attacker to steal information and perform Bitcoin mining activities.
Worm:BAT/Puccmine.A
Microsoft security software detects and removes this worm.
Worms automatically spread to other PCs. They can do this in a number of ways, including by copying themselves to removable drives, network folders, or spreading through email.