Wlanutxdre.exe executable file comes from a malevolent application that can correctly be identified as a coin miner trojan. That malware form uses your PC components to mine cryptocurrencies, basically – Monero or DarkCoin1. It makes your system pretty much unfunctional due to high CPU usage.
What is Wlanutxdre.exe process?
Wlanutxdre.exe is a malicious process created by coin miner virus
Wlanutxdre.exe – Really high CPU/GPU usage
Besides CPU consumption, some of the coin miners also use GPU power for their operations. In that situation, you will probably struggle even to see the mouse arrow moving – GPU is often utilized on 100%. It is not as important as processor for system work, so Wlanutxdre.exe coin miner viruses don’t waste time on trifles and utilize all of it. It sometimes may lead to sad consequences.
Shortly about cryptocurrency mining
List of the typical coin miner symptoms
How dangerous is the Wlanutxdre.exe miner?
Coin miners does not deal damage to your files. However, they make a lot of unpleasant things with the whole system
Firstly, Wlanutxdre.exe malware makes your system overloaded. It is unable to run your applications anymore, since all processor power is consumed by a malware. That malware does not care for your needs, all it pays attention to is generating profits on you. Even if you are patient, and you waited until browser is open, you will likely struggle with extremely slow performance. Pages will open up for years, any sort of logins will likely take about a minute – just a horror story for a person who works online.
Wlanutxdre.exe Technical Summary.
| File Name | Wlanutxdre.exe |
| Type | Trojan Coin Miner |
| Detection Name | Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner |
| Distribution Method | Software bundling, Intrusive advertisement, redirects to shady sites etc. |
| Similar behavior | Telegramunosetup.exe, Bsmss.exe, Setupsmss.exe |
| Removal | Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware for automatic Wlanutxdre.exe removal. |
“Visible” damage is not a single negative thing coin miners perform to your system. Wlanutxdre.exe coin miner also deals damage to your operating system. To execute all malevolent functions effectively, it wrecks the security features 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 ton of new notes – they are added by this trojan miner to connect your computer to a malicious cryptomining network. All these adjustments are about to be thrown back to the initial state in the process of system recovery.
Hardware effects of coin miner activity
Besides decreasing your PC’s performance, running at peak power for a long period of time may trigger damage to your device and increase power costs. PC components are created to easily get along with high load, but they are good with it only when they are in a good shape.
Compact and well-protected processor fan is not very easy to crack. Meanwhile, GPUs have big and easy-to-access rotors, which can be easily cracked if touched while spinning, for instance, by the user much earlier before the coin-miner injection. Malfunctioning cooling system, together with the really high load caused by Wlanutxdre.exe miner can easily lead to GPU failure3. Video cards are also prone to have increased wearing when utilized for cryptocurrency mining. It is surely a bad case when the performance of your graphic card plunges 20-30% only after 1-2 weeks of being exploited in such a way.
How did I get Wlanutxdre.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. People who spread hacked variants of popular programs (which do not need the license key) have small chances to get paid. For this reason, there is a huge temptation to include malware to the final package of the hacked app and get a coin for each installation. Prior to criticizing these people for hacking and malware spreading, ask yourself – is it okay to avoid paying for the program in such a way? It is much cheaper to pay $20-$30 at once than to pay a much bigger figure for antivirus software and new parts for your desktop.
How to remove the Wlanutxdre.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 system is in Safe Mode, all third-party applications, along with the majority of non-critical system components, are not launched with the system start. That allows you 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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