Svtd.exe process belongs to a malevolent program that can correctly be defined as a coin miner virus. That malware form uses your hardware to mine cryptocurrencies, basically – Monero or DarkCoin1. It makes your computer pretty much unusable due to high CPU usage.
What is Svtd.exe process?
Svtd.exe is a malicious process created by coin miner virus
Svtd.exe – Very high CPU/GPU usage
Besides CPU utilization, some of the coin miners also utilize GPU power for their operations. In that situation, you will struggle even to see the mouse cursor moving – GPU is often used on 100%. It is not as crucial as processor for system work, so Svtd.exe coin miner viruses do not waste time on trifles and use it all. It often can lead to bad effects.
Shortly about cryptocurrency mining
List of the typical coin miner symptoms
How dangerous is the Svtd.exe miner?
Coin miners does not deal damage to your files. However, they make a lot of unpleasant things with the whole system
Firstly, Svtd.exe malware makes your system 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 focuses on is generating income on you. Even if you are patient, and you waited until browser is open, you will likely struggle with incredibly slow efficiency. Pages can open up for years, any kind of logins will take about a minute – just a nightmare for a person who does a job online.
Svtd.exe Technical Summary.
| File Name | Svtd.exe |
| Type | Trojan Coin Miner |
| Detection Name | Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner |
| Distribution Method | Software bundling, Intrusive advertisement, redirects to shady sites etc. |
| Similar behavior | Viewndow.exe, Sword2.exe, Gui.exe |
| Removal | Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware for automatic Svtd.exe removal. |
“Visible” damage is not a single bad activity coin miners do to your system. Svtd.exe coin miner likewise deals damage to your operating system. To perform all malevolent operations effectively, it wrecks the security components of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware stops it to avoid detection. If you check the HOSTS file, you will likely see a lot of new entries – they are brought in by this coin miner to connect your computer to a malicious mining network. All these changes are about to be reverted to the initial state in the process of computer recovery.
Hardware effects of coin miner activity
Besides slowing down your computer, running at peak power for a long period of time may cause damage to your device and increase electricity expenses. Hardware elements are created to easily deal with high load, but they can do so only when they are in a good shape.
Little and well-protected processor fan is quite hard to crack. Meanwhile, graphic cards have big and easy-to-access rotors, which can be easily cracked if touched while working, for example, by the user much before the malware injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the very high load caused by Svtd.exe miner can easily lead to GPU failure3. Video cards are also tend to have increased wearing when used for crypto mining. It is likely an undesirable situation when your GPU’s performance decreases on 20-30% only after 1-2 weeks of being used in such a way.
How did I get Svtd.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 item on your computer is by downloading it from the untrustworthy web page as a part of a program. Users who spread hacked versions of well-known programs (which do not require the license key) have small chances to earn money. Hence, there is a huge temptation to add in malware to the final package of the hacked application and receive a coin for each setup. Prior to blaming these individuals for hacking and malware spreading, ask yourself – is it okay to avoid purchasing the program in such a way? It is more affordable to pay $20-$30 one time than to pay a much bigger figure for antivirus program as well as new parts for your computer.
How to remove the Svtd.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 programs, just like the majority of non-crucial operating system components, are not launched with the system start. That gives you the ability to clean the computer without dealing with high CPU 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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