Buzz.exe executable file is related to a malicious application that can properly be recognized as a coin miner trojan virus. That malware form uses your hardware to mine cryptocurrencies, basically – Monero or DarkCoin1. It makes your system almost unusable due to high CPU use.
What is Buzz.exe process?
Buzz.exe is a malicious process created by coin miner virus
Buzz.exe – Really high CPU/GPU usage
Besides CPU usage, some of the coin miners also make use of GPU power for their operations. In that case, you will likely struggle also to see the mouse arrow moving – GPU is often used on 100%. It is not as critical as processor for system work, so Buzz.exe coin miner viruses do not waste time on trifles and use all of it. It sometimes may cause bad effects.
Shortly about cryptocurrency mining
List of the typical coin miner symptoms
How dangerous is the Buzz.exe miner?
Coin miners does not deal damage to your files. However, they make a lot of unpleasant things with the whole system
Firstly, Buzz.exe malware makes your PC overloaded. It is unable to run your applications now, because all processor power is consumed by a malware. That malware does not care for your necessities, all it focuses on is generating profits on you. Even if you are patient, and you waited until browser is open, you will likely struggle with exceptionally slow performance. Pages can open for years, any sort of logins will take about a minute – just a horror story for a person who works online.
Buzz.exe Technical Summary.
| File Name | Buzz.exe |
| Type | Trojan Coin Miner |
| Detection Name | Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner |
| Distribution Method | Software bundling, Intrusive advertisement, redirects to shady sites etc. |
| Similar behavior | Atualizador.exe, Unmineable.exe, Actinglessons.exe |
| Removal | Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware for automatic Buzz.exe removal. |
“Visible” damage is not a solitary unpleasant thing coin miners do to your computer. Buzz.exe coin miner additionally deals damage to your OS. To execute all malicious functions successfully, it ruins the protection components of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware halts it to avoid detection. If you check the HOSTS file, you will likely see a load of new notes – they are added by this coin miner to connect your system to a malicious cryptomining network. All these changes are about to be reverted to the original in the process of PC recovery.
Hardware effects of coin miner activity
Besides making your computer slow, performing at peak level for a long period of time may trigger damage to your machine as well as increase power bills. Hardware components are created to easily get along with high load, but they can do so only in case when they are in a good shape.
Tiny and covered processor fan is hard to damage. Meanwhile, GPUs have large and easy-to-access fans, which can be easily cracked if touched while spinning, for instance, by the user much before the virus injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the very high load caused by Buzz.exe virus can easily lead to graphic processing unit failure3. GPUs are also tend to have fast wearing when used for cryptocurrency mining. It is likely a bad situation when your GPU’s performance plunges 20-30% only after several weeks of being used in such a way.
How did I get Buzz.exe coin miner virus?
Coin miners are spread through different ways, but their main sources are malicious banners and programs from dubious sources
The example of malicious banners you can see in the Internet
An additional way you could get this item on your PC is by downloading it from the unreliable web page as a part of a program. People that spread hacked variants of popular programs (which do not need the license key) have small chances to make money. Hence, there is a very big lure to include malware to the final package of the hacked app and acquire a coin for each setup. Before blaming these individuals for hacking and also malware spreading, ask yourself – is it okay to avoid paying for the program in such a way? It is more affordable to pay $20-$30 at once than to pay a much greater sum for antivirus software and new parts for your computer.
How to remove the Buzz.exe miner from my PC?
The best way to get rid of this coin miner virus is to use anti-malware software
Booting the PC into Safe Mode with Networking
Press the Start button, then choose Power, and click on Reboot while holding the Shift key on the keyboard.
Windows will reboot into recovery mode. In that mode, choose Troubleshoot→ Startup Settings→ Safe Mode with Networking. Press the corresponding button on your keyboard to choose that option.
When your computer is in Safe Mode, all third-party software, just like the majority of non-crucial operating system components, are not started with the system start. That allows you to clean the PC without dealing with high processor usage of the coin miner.
References
- Read about why Monero and DarkCoin are so popular amongst cybercriminals.
- About unwanted effects for GPUs in the process of cryptomining.
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