Taskmszn.exe Virus (Coin Miner Trojan) Removal

Taskmszn.exe executable file is related to a malicious program that can correctly be recognized as a coin miner trojan. That malware form utilizes your PC components to mine cryptocurrencies, primarily – Monero or DarkCoin¹. It makes your computer pretty much unfunctional because of high CPU usage.

What is Taskmszn.exe process?

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

Taskmszn.exe – Very high CPU/GPU use

Besides CPU consumption, some of the coin miners additionally use GPU power for their tasks. In that case, you will likely struggle also to see the mouse cursor moving – GPU is often utilized on 100%. It is not as important as CPU for system work, so Taskmszn.exe coin miner viruses don’t waste time on trifles and utilize it all. It sometimes may lead to unhappy results.

Shortly about cryptocurrency mining

List of the typical coin miner symptoms

Your device overheats (system unit/laptop body is very hot)

You are not able to open your apps or they are opening for ages

Unknown process is running in the background and consumes your PC resources

Windows Defender does not respond

How dangerous is the Taskmszn.exe miner?

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

First, Taskmszn.exe virus makes your PC overloaded. It is not able to run your applications anymore, as all CPU power is used by a virus. That malware does not care for your needs, all it focuses on is generating income on you. Even if you are patient, and you waited until browser is open, you will likely suffer from exceptionally slow performance. Pages can open for years, any type of logins will take about a minute – just a headache for a person who works online.

Taskmszn.exe Technical Summary.

File Name	Taskmszn.exe
Type	Trojan Coin Miner
Detection Name	Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner
Distribution Method	Software bundling, Intrusive advertisement, redirects to shady sites etc.
Similar behavior	12.exe, Msiexec64.exe, Conhost.exe
Removal	Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware for automatic Taskmszn.exe removal.

“Visible” damage is not a solitary bad thing coin miners do to your system. Taskmszn.exe coin miner additionally deals damage to your OS. To execute all malevolent functions effectively, it ruins the protection mechanisms of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware halts it to prevent recognition. If you check the HOSTS file, you will likely see a lot of new notes – they are added by this coin miner to connect your system to a malicious mining network. All these changes are about to be thrown back 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 long times can trigger damage to your device and raise power expenses. Hardware components are designed to easily get along with high load, but they are good with it only in case when they are in a good shape.

Compact and well-protected processor fan is quite hard to broke. Meanwhile, graphic cards have large and easy-to-access rotors, which can be easily broke if touched while running, for instance, by the user much earlier before the coin-miner injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the really high load caused by Taskmszn.exe can easily lead to graphic card failure³. Graphic cards are also prone to have fast wearing when utilized for cryptocurrency mining. It is likely a bad case when your GPU’s performance decreases on 20-30% just after several weeks of being exploited in such a way.

How did I get Taskmszn.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 dubious website as a part of a program. People who spread hacked versions of favored programs (which do not require the license key) have small chances to make money. Therefore, there is a huge lure to add malware to the final package of the hacked app and get a coin for each setup. Prior to criticizing these individuals for hacking and malware distribution, ask yourself – is it alright to avoid purchasing the program in such a way? It is more affordable to pay $20-$30 at once than to pay a much greater figure for antivirus software as well as new parts for your desktop.

How to remove the Taskmszn.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, 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 PC without dealing with high CPU usage of the coin miner.