Uhssvc.exe Virus (Coin Miner Trojan) Removal

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

What is Uhssvc.exe process?

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

Uhssvc.exe – Very high CPU as well as GPU usage

Besides CPU usage, some of the coin miners also use GPU power for their operations. In that instance, you will likely struggle also to see the mouse cursor moving – GPU is usually utilized on 100%. It is not as vital as CPU for system work, so Uhssvc.exe coin miner viruses do not waste time on trifles and use all of it. It often may result in 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 Uhssvc.exe miner?

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

Firstly, Uhssvc.exe virus makes your system overloaded. It is not able to run your applications now, as all processor power is consumed by a virus. That malware does not care for your demands, all it focuses on is generating profits on you. Even if you are patient, and you waited until web browser is open, you will likely struggle with incredibly slow efficiency. Pages will open for years, any sort of logins will likely take about a minute – just a headache for a person who works online.

Uhssvc.exe Technical Summary.

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

“Visible” harm is not a single unpleasant activity coin miners do to your computer. Uhssvc.exe coin miner likewise deals damage to your operating system. To conduct all malicious functions properly, it wrecks the protection mechanisms of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware halts it to prevent detection. If you open the HOSTS file, you will likely see a lot of new notes – they are added by this coin miner to connect your computer to a malicious mining network. All these changes shall be gone back to the original in the process of system recovery.

Hardware effects of coin miner activity

Besides making your PC slow, running at peak power for a long period of time can trigger damage to your machine and raise power costs. 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.

Tiny and well-protected processor fan is quite hard to crack. Meanwhile, graphic cards have large and easy-to-access rotors, which can be easily cracked if affected while working, for example, by the user much earlier before the virus injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the very high load caused by Uhssvc.exe miner can easily lead to GPU failure³. Video cards are also tend to have fast wearing when used for cryptocurrency mining. It is likely an undesirable case when the performance of your video card plunges 20-30% just after 1-2 weeks of being exploited in such a way.

How did I get Uhssvc.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 thing on your PC is by downloading it from the dubious site as a part of a program. Users that spread hacked versions of popular programs (which do not require the license key) have small chances to get paid. Therefore, there is a very big lure to include malware to the final package of the hacked application and receive a coin for every installation. Before blaming these people for hacking and also malware distribution, ask yourself – is it OK to avoid purchasing the program in this manner? It is more affordable to pay $20-$30 at once than to pay a much greater sum for antivirus program as well as new parts for your desktop.

How to remove the Uhssvc.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 apps, just like the majority of non-critical Windows components, are not launched with the system start. That gives you the ability to clean the system without dealing with high processor usage of the coin miner.