Videodrv.exe Virus (Coin Miner Trojan) Removal

Videodrv.exe executable file is related to a harmful application that can accurately be identified as a coin miner trojan virus. That malware type uses your PC components to mine cryptocurrencies, generally – Monero or DarkCoin¹. It makes your computer pretty much unusable because of high CPU utilization.

What is Videodrv.exe process?

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

Videodrv.exe – Extremely high CPU/GPU use

Besides CPU utilization, some of the coin miners also utilize GPU power for their operations. In that instance, you will probably struggle also to see the mouse arrow moving – GPU is often utilized on 100%. It is not as crucial as processor for system work, so Videodrv.exe coin miner viruses don’t waste time on trifles and use it all. It sometimes can result in unhappy effects.

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 Videodrv.exe miner?

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

First of all, Videodrv.exe malware makes your PC overloaded. It is not able to run your applications anymore, because all processor power is consumed by a malware. 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 web browser is open, you will likely suffer from extremely slow performance. Pages will open up for years, any type of logins will likely take about a minute – just a nightmare for a person that does a job online.

Videodrv.exe Technical Summary.

File Name	Videodrv.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 Videodrv.exe removal.

“Visible” harm is not a solitary bad activity coin miners do to your personal computer. Videodrv.exe coin miner likewise deals damage to your OS. To carry out all malicious operations properly, it ruins the security mechanisms of your system. You will likely see your Microsoft Defender disabled – malware halts it to avoid detection. If you open the HOSTS file, you will likely see a number of new entries – they are added by this trojan miner to connect your system to a malicious cryptomining network. All these changes shall be reverted to the initial state in the process of computer recovery.

Hardware effects of coin miner activity

Besides slowing down your PC, running at peak power for a long period of time may cause damage to your device as well as increase power costs. PC components are designed to easily deal with high load, but they can do so only in case when they are in a good shape.

Small and well-protected CPU cooling system is hard to crack. Meanwhile, graphic cards have big and easy-to-access rotors, which can be easily broke if touched while running, for example, by the user much earlier before the malware injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the very high load caused by Videodrv.exe miner can easily lead to GPU failure³. Graphic cards are also prone to have very fast wearing when used for cryptocurrency mining. It is likely an undesirable case when the performance of your video card decreases on 20-30% just after several weeks of being used in such a way.

How did I get Videodrv.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

An additional way you could get this item on your PC is by downloading it from the untrustworthy site as a part of a program. Users who spread hacked variants of popular programs (which do not demand the license key) have small chances to get paid. For this reason, there is a very big lure to include malware to the final package of the hacked app and receive a coin for each setup. Before criticizing these guys for hacking and malware distribution, ask yourself – is it alright to avoid buying the program in such a way? It is more affordable to pay $20-$30 one time than to pay a much bigger sum for antivirus program and new parts for your desktop.

How to remove the Videodrv.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, along with 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.