Minerfull.exe executable file belongs to a harmful application that can properly be defined as a coin miner virus. That malware form uses your PC components to mine cryptocurrencies, basically – Monero or DarkCoin1. It makes your system almost unfunctional as a result of high CPU use.
What is Minerfull.exe process?
Minerfull.exe is a malicious process created by coin miner virus
Minerfull.exe – Really high CPU/GPU use
Besides CPU usage, some of the coin miners additionally utilize GPU power for their tasks. In that case, you will probably struggle even to see the mouse arrow moving – GPU is often utilized on 100%. It is not as critical as processor for system work, so Minerfull.exe coin miner viruses don’t waste time on trifles and use it all. It often can cause unhappy effects.
Shortly about cryptocurrency mining
List of the typical coin miner symptoms
How dangerous is the Minerfull.exe miner?
Coin miners does not deal damage to your files. However, they make a lot of unpleasant things with the whole system
Firstly, Minerfull.exe virus makes your PC overloaded. It is not able to run your applications anymore, as all processor power is consumed by a malware. That malware does not care for your demands, all it focuses on is making money 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 horror story for a person who does a job online.
Minerfull.exe Technical Summary.
| File Name | Minerfull.exe |
| Type | Trojan Coin Miner |
| Detection Name | Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner |
| Distribution Method | Software bundling, Intrusive advertisement, redirects to shady sites etc. |
| Similar behavior | Exe.virus, Au.exe, Syn.exe |
| Removal | Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware for automatic Minerfull.exe removal. |
“Visible” damage is not a single unpleasant thing coin miners do to your computer. Minerfull.exe coin miner also deals damage to your OS. To execute all malicious operations effectively, it ruins the security mechanisms of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware stops it to prevent recognition. If you check the HOSTS file, you will likely see a number of new notes – they are added by this coin miner to connect your computer to a malicious mining network. All these changes are about to be gone back to the original in the process of computer recovery.
Hardware effects of coin miner activity
Besides slowing down your PC, performing at peak power for long times may trigger damage to your device and increase power 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 well-protected processor fan is hard to damage. Meanwhile, graphic cards have large and easy-to-access fans, which can be easily cracked if affected while spinning, for instance, by the user much before the virus injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the really high load caused by Minerfull.exe miner can easily lead to GPU failure3. Graphic cards are also tend to have very fast wearing when used for crypto mining. It is surely an undesirable situation when your GPU’s performance decreases on 20-30% only after several weeks of being used in such a way.
How did I get Minerfull.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
Another way you could get this thing on your PC is by downloading it from the untrustworthy website as a part of a program. People who spread hacked versions of well-known programs (which do not need the license key) have small chances to make money. Thus, there is a very big temptation to add malware to the final package of the hacked app and acquire a coin for each installation. Before blaming these guys for hacking and also malware spreading, ask yourself – is it OK to avoid purchasing the program in such a way? It is more affordable to pay $20-$30 one time than to pay a much greater figure for antivirus software as well as new parts for your computer.
How to remove the Minerfull.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 apps, just like the majority of non-crucial system components, are not started with the system start. That allows you to clean the system 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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