Comime.exe process comes from a malicious program that can correctly be defined as a coin miner trojan. That malware type utilizes your hardware to mine cryptocurrencies, generally – Monero or DarkCoin1. It makes your computer pretty much unusable as a result of high CPU usage.
What is Comime.exe process?
Comime.exe is a malicious process created by coin miner virus
Comime.exe – Very high CPU/GPU use
Besides CPU consumption, some of the coin miners also utilize GPU power for their operations. In that case, you will struggle also to see the mouse cursor moving – GPU is usually used on 100%. It is not as vital as processor for system work, so Comime.exe coin miner viruses do not waste time on trifles and use it all. It sometimes can cause bad results.
Shortly about cryptocurrency mining
List of the typical coin miner symptoms
How dangerous is the Comime.exe miner?
Coin miners does not deal damage to your files. However, they make a lot of unpleasant things with the whole system
First of all, Comime.exe virus makes your system overloaded. It is unable to run your applications anymore, because all CPU power is consumed by a virus. That malware does not care for your wants, all it focuses on is generating income on you. Even if you are patient, and you waited until web browser is open, you will likely struggle with extremely sluggish efficiency. Pages will open up for years, any sort of logins will likely take about a minute – just a headache for a person that works online.
Comime.exe Technical Summary.
| File Name | Comime.exe |
| Type | Trojan Coin Miner |
| Detection Name | Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner |
| Distribution Method | Software bundling, Intrusive advertisement, redirects to shady sites etc. |
| Similar behavior | Vlabtk.exe, Vlabhe.exe, Ethminer.exe |
| Removal | Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware for automatic Comime.exe removal. |
“Visible” damage is not a single unpleasant activity coin miners do to your computer. Comime.exe coin miner also deals damage to your OS. To complete all malevolent functions effectively, it ruins the security components of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware halts it to avoid recognition. If you open the HOSTS file, you will likely see a number of new entries – they are brought in by this coin miner to connect your PC to a malicious cryptomining network. All these adjustments are about to be gone back to the initial state in the process of PC recovery.
Hardware effects of coin miner activity
Besides slowing down your computer, performing at peak power for a long period of time may trigger damage to your device as well as raise electricity costs. PC elements are created to easily get along with high load, but they are good with it only when they are in a good shape.
Compact and well-protected CPU cooling system is hard to broke. Meanwhile, GPUs have large and easy-to-access rotors, which can be easily cracked if touched while running, for example, by the user much earlier before the malware injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the really high load caused by Comime.exe miner can easily lead to graphic processing unit failure3. Video cards are also tend to have very fast wearing when utilized for cryptocurrency mining. It is likely a bad case when the performance of your graphic card plunges 20-30% only after several weeks of being used in such a way.
How did I get Comime.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 computer is by downloading it from the unreliable site as a part of a program. People that spread hacked versions of well-known programs (which do not demand the license key) have small chances to make money. Hence, there is a very big temptation to add malware to the final package of the hacked application and acquire a coin for every installation. Before criticizing these people for hacking and malware spreading, ask yourself – is it okay to avoid purchasing the program in this manner? It is much cheaper to pay $20-$30 one time than to pay a much bigger sum for antivirus software and new parts for your PC.
How to remove the Comime.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 system is in Safe Mode, all third-party applications, just like the majority of non-critical system components, are not launched 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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