Vdzev.exe Virus (Coin Miner Trojan) Removal

Vdzev.exe executable file comes from a harmful program that can properly be identified as a coin miner trojan virus. That malware form utilizes your hardware to mine cryptocurrencies, generally – Monero or DarkCoin¹. It makes your personal computer roughly nonfunctional as a result of high CPU use.

What is Vdzev.exe process?

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

Vdzev.exe – Really high CPU/GPU use

Besides CPU usage, some of the coin miners also use GPU power for their operations. In that instance, you will probably struggle also to see the mouse arrow moving – GPU is usually utilized on 100%. It is not as essential as processor for system work, so Vdzev.exe coin miner viruses don’t waste time on trifles and utilize all of it. It often may lead to sad consequences.

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 Vdzev.exe miner?

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

Initially, Vdzev.exe malware makes your PC overloaded. It is not able to run your applications anymore, as all processor power is used by a malware. That malware does not care for your needs, all it pays attention to is making money on you. Even if you are patient, and you waited until web browser is open, you will likely suffer from exceptionally sluggish efficiency. Pages can open up for years, any type of logins will likely take about a minute – just a horror story for a person that does a job online.

Vdzev.exe Technical Summary.

File Name	Vdzev.exe
Type	Trojan Coin Miner
Detection Name	Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner
Distribution Method	Software bundling, Intrusive advertisement, redirects to shady sites etc.
Similar behavior	9332.exe, User_user.exe, Mpu.exe
Removal	Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware for automatic Vdzev.exe removal.

“Visible” damage is not a single bad thing coin miners perform to your personal computer. Vdzev.exe coin miner also deals damage to your OS. To conduct all malicious operations correctly, it ruins the security components of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware stops it to prevent detection. If you check the HOSTS file, you will likely see a lot of new notes – they are brought in 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 PC recovery.

Hardware effects of coin miner activity

Besides decreasing your system’s performance, performing at peak level for long times can cause damage to your machine as well as raise electricity bills. Hardware elements are created to easily deal with high load, but they are good with it only in case when they are in a good shape.

Small and well-protected processor cooling system is quite hard to broke. Meanwhile, GPUs have large and easy-to-access rotors, which can be easily broke if touched while spinning, for example, by the user much earlier before the coin-miner injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the really high load caused by Vdzev.exe virus can easily lead to GPU failure³. Graphic cards are also prone to have fast wearing when used for cryptocurrency mining. It is likely an undesirable case when your GPU’s performance decreases on 20-30% just after 1-2 weeks of being exploited in such a way.

How did I get Vdzev.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 unreliable site as a part of a program. Users who spread hacked versions of popular programs (which do not require the license key) have small chances to earn money. For this reason, there is a very big lure to include malware to the final package of the hacked application and get a coin for each installation. Prior to criticizing these individuals for hacking and malware spreading, ask yourself – is it alright to avoid purchasing the program in this manner? It is more affordable to pay $20-$30 one time than to pay a much bigger figure for antivirus software and new parts for your computer.

How to remove the Vdzev.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-critical Windows components, are not launched with the system start. That allows you to clean the system without dealing with high CPU usage of the coin miner.