Deadcloud1_build.exe Virus (Coin Miner Trojan) Removal

Deadcloud1_build.exe executable file comes from a harmful application that can correctly be defined as a coin miner virus. That malware type uses your hardware to mine cryptocurrencies, basically – Monero or DarkCoin¹. It makes your personal computer almost unfunctional due to high CPU utilization.

What is Deadcloud1_build.exe process?

Deadcloud1_build.exe is a malicious process created by coin miner virus

Besides CPU consumption, some of the coin miners additionally make use of GPU power for their operations. In that situation, you will struggle even to see the mouse cursor moving – GPU is usually used on 100%. It is not as essential as CPU for system work, so Deadcloud1_build.exe coin miner viruses do not waste time on trifles and utilize all of it. It sometimes may cause sad consequences.

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 Deadcloud1_build.exe miner?

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

First, Deadcloud1_build.exe malware makes your computer overloaded. It is unable to run your applications now, because all processor power is consumed by a virus. That malware does not care for your necessities, all it pays attention to is generating profits on you. Even if you are patient, and you waited until browser is open, you will likely struggle with incredibly sluggish efficiency. Pages can open for years, any sort of logins will take about a minute – just a horror story for a person who works online.

Deadcloud1_build.exe Technical Summary.

“Visible” damage is not a single unpleasant thing coin miners do to your PC. Deadcloud1_build.exe coin miner additionally deals damage to your operating system. To perform all malevolent functions effectively, it wrecks the protection features of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware stops it to avoid recognition. If you open the HOSTS file, you will likely see a lot of new entries – they are brought in by this trojan miner to connect your system to a malicious cryptomining network. All these adjustments are about to be reverted to the original in the process of computer recovery.

Hardware effects of coin miner activity

Besides making your PC slow, performing at peak level for a long period of time may trigger damage to your device as well as raise electricity bills. Hardware components are created to easily deal with high load, but they are good with it only in case when they are in a good shape.

Little and well-protected processor cooling system is not very easy to damage. Meanwhile, GPUs have big and easy-to-access rotors, which can be easily broke if affected while working, for example, by the user much before the malware injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the unusually high load caused by Deadcloud1_build.exe virus can easily lead to GPU failure³. GPUs are also prone to have very fast wearing when utilized for crypto mining. It is likely an undesirable situation when the performance of your GPU plunges 20-30% only after 1-2 weeks of being used in such a way.

How did I get Deadcloud1_build.exe coin miner virus?

Coin miners are spread through different ways, but their main sources are malicious banners and programs from dubious sources

Another way you could get this item on your computer is by downloading it from the unreliable website as a part of a program. Users who spread hacked variants of popular programs (which do not need the license key) have small chances to make money. For this reason, there is a huge lure to include malware to the final package of the hacked application and receive a coin for every setup. Before criticizing these individuals for hacking and malware spreading, ask yourself – is it OK to avoid buying 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 software and new parts for your PC.

How to remove the Deadcloud1_build.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 PC is in Safe Mode, all third-party applications, along with the majority of non-critical Windows components, are not launched with the system start. That allows you to clean the PC without dealing with high CPU usage of the coin miner.

1. Read about why Monero and DarkCoin are so popular amongst cybercriminals.
2. About unwanted effects for GPUs in the process of cryptomining.

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