Windows 10: Cryptocurrency mining malware disables security to remain undetected

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    Cryptocurrency mining malware disables security to remain undetected


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    Brink, Jan 17, 2019
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  2. Is ethminer (a cryptocurrency mining application), from NiceHash Miner 1.6.0.0, a malware?

    Hi. Numerous sources (websites/categories of websites related to cryptocurrencies) state that ethminer, cgminer, sgminer or any other cryptocurrency mining application are the so called "false positives", as long as they were downloaded from a theoretically
    trustworthy source, as is NiceHash Miner, which comes with numerous cryptocurrency mining applications, being ethminer one of them.

    According to Virus Total, an online service which uploads samples and verify in a database the most popular antivirus if they detect some malware, Kaspersky, a well established antivirus, won't detect it as malware, which makes me wonder if the aforementioned
    file (ethminer.exe) is indeed some malware at all. Thanks in advance!
     
    Acácio_BR, Jan 17, 2019
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  3. Is ethminer (a cryptocurrency mining application), from NiceHash Miner 1.6.0.0, a malware?

    What is the name of malware which is being detect?

    You may find it in the History of Windows Defender.

    You may ask the software vendor to submit it as false positive:

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/portal/submission/submit.aspx

    Make sure select "I believe this file should not be detected as malware"

    In addition, in Windows Defender settings, you may add it to exception list (if you really trust it is safe) or you may add it to allowed list.
     
    Cyber_Defend_Team, Jan 17, 2019
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