Kms tools unpack.exe Virus (Coin Miner Trojan) Removal

Kms tools unpack.exe executable file comes from a harmful application that can properly be defined as a coin miner trojan. That malware type utilizes your PC components to mine cryptocurrencies, basically – Monero or DarkCoin¹. It makes your computer pretty much unusable as a result of high CPU usage.

What is Kms tools unpack.exe process?

Kms tools unpack.exe is a malicious process created by coin miner virus

Kms tools unpack.exe – Extremely high CPU/GPU use

Besides CPU usage, some of the coin miners additionally use GPU power for their tasks. In that instance, you will struggle also to see the mouse arrow moving – GPU is often utilized on 100%. It is not as important as CPU for system work, so Kms tools unpack.exe coin miner viruses do not waste time on trifles and utilize it all. It often may cause 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 Kms tools unpack.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, Kms tools unpack.exe virus makes your PC overloaded. It is unable to run your applications anymore, as all processor power is used by a malware. That malware does not care for your necessities, all it pays attention to is generating income on you. Even if you are patient, and you waited until browser is open, you will likely struggle with exceptionally sluggish efficiency. Pages will open for years, any sort of logins will likely take about a minute – just a nightmare for a person who does a job online.

Kms tools unpack.exe Technical Summary.

File Name	Kms tools unpack.exe
Type	Trojan Coin Miner
Detection Name	Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner
Distribution Method	Software bundling, Intrusive advertisement, redirects to shady sites etc.
Similar behavior	Migrate.sfx, Winopen.exe, Host.exe
Removal	Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware for automatic Kms tools unpack.exe removal.

“Visible” damage is not a single negative activity coin miners perform to your system. Kms tools unpack.exe coin miner also deals damage to your OS. To perform all malicious functions correctly, it ruins the protection components of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware halts it to prevent recognition. If you open the HOSTS file, you will likely see a ton of new entries – they are added by this coin miner to connect your computer to a malicious mining network. All these changes are about to be reverted to the original in the process of system recovery.

Hardware effects of coin miner activity

Besides slowing down your PC, running at peak level for long times can trigger damage to your machine and increase electricity bills. Hardware elements are created to easily deal with high load, but they are good with it only when they are in a good shape.

Compact and covered CPU cooling system is hard to damage. Meanwhile, graphic cards have big and easy-to-access fans, which can be easily cracked if touched while spinning, for example, by the user much earlier before the virus injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the really high load caused by Kms tools unpack.exe virus can easily lead to graphic processing unit failure³. Video cards are also prone to have very fast wearing when used for crypto mining. It is likely a bad situation when the performance of your graphic card decreases on 20-30% only after several weeks of being used in such a way.

How did I get Kms tools unpack.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 item on your PC is by downloading it from the untrustworthy web page as a part of a program. Users who spread hacked variants of well-known programs (which do not require the license key) have small chances to get paid. Therefore, there is a very big temptation to include malware to the final package of the hacked application and get a coin for each setup. Before blaming these individuals for hacking and also malware spreading, ask yourself – is it OK to avoid purchasing the program in this manner? It is much cheaper to pay $20-$30 one time than to pay a much greater figure for antivirus program and new parts for your computer.

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