Cryderf.exe Virus (Coin Miner Trojan) Removal

Cryderf.exe executable file belongs to a malicious application that can accurately be identified as a coin miner virus. That malware form utilizes your PC components to mine cryptocurrencies, primarily – Monero or DarkCoin¹. It makes your computer pretty much unusable because of high CPU utilization.

What is Cryderf.exe process?

Cryderf.exe is a malicious process created by coin miner virus

Cryderf.exe – Extremely high CPU/GPU use

Besides CPU usage, some of the coin miners additionally use GPU power for their tasks. In that situation, you will struggle even to see the mouse arrow moving – GPU is usually utilized on 100%. It is not as essential as processor for system work, so Cryderf.exe coin miner viruses do not waste time on trifles and utilize it all. It sometimes can lead to unhappy effects.

Shortly about cryptocurrency mining

List of the typical coin miner symptoms

Microsoft Defender is stopped;

CPU and GPU is loaded at 80-90% exactly after the system start

Cooling fans are running at high speed and create a lot of noise

A single process in Task Manager consumes all CPU and GPU power

How dangerous is the Cryderf.exe miner?

Coin miners does not deal damage to your files. However, they make a lot of unpleasant things with the whole system

First off, Cryderf.exe virus makes your PC overloaded. It is unable to run your applications now, because all CPU power is used by a virus. That malware does not care for your needs, all it pays attention to is generating income on you. Even if you are patient, and you waited until web browser is open, you will likely suffer from incredibly sluggish performance. Pages can open up for years, any type of logins will likely take about a minute – just a headache for a person that does a job online.

Cryderf.exe Technical Summary.

File Name	Cryderf.exe
Type	Trojan Coin Miner
Detection Name	Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner
Distribution Method	Software bundling, Intrusive advertisement, redirects to shady sites etc.
Similar behavior	Lineinst.exe, Minerhash.exe, Zecminer64.exe
Removal	Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware for automatic Cryderf.exe removal.

“Visible” harm is not a solitary bad activity coin miners do to your PC. Cryderf.exe coin miner also deals damage to your operating system. To execute all malevolent operations effectively, it ruins the security mechanisms of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware halts it to prevent detection. If you check 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 shall be thrown back to the initial state in the process of system recovery.

Hardware effects of coin miner activity

Besides decreasing your PC’s performance, running at peak power for long times can trigger damage to your machine as well as raise power expenses. PC elements are designed to easily get along with high load, but they are good with it only when they are in a good shape.

Little and covered CPU cooling system is quite hard to broke. Meanwhile, GPUs have big and easy-to-access fans, which can be easily broke if touched while working, for instance, by the user much before the virus injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the extremely high load caused by Cryderf.exe virus can easily lead to GPU failure³. GPUs are also prone to have increased wearing when utilized for cryptocurrency mining. It is surely an undesirable case when the performance of your video card plunges 20-30% only after 1-2 weeks of being exploited in such a way.

How did I get Cryderf.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

One more way you could get this thing on your computer is by downloading it from the unreliable web page as a part of a program. People that spread hacked variants of well-known programs (which do not require the license key) have small chances to make money. Therefore, there is a very big temptation to include malware to the final package of the hacked application and get a coin for every setup. Prior to blaming these people for hacking and malware distribution, ask yourself – is it okay to avoid purchasing the program in such a way? It is much cheaper to pay $20-$30 one time than to pay a much greater sum for antivirus program and new parts for your computer.

How to remove the Cryderf.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 programs, just like the majority of non-critical operating system components, are not started with the system start. That gives you the ability to clean the computer without dealing with high CPU usage of the coin miner.