Today, I have noticed a topic which was encouraging Cryptotalk forum members to install and run this XMRig CPU Miner Trojan virus. Fortunately, our smart and highly sensitive moderator has taken quick action to remove the topic before my report against that topic😍. Today, I decided to create this post to save so many guys falling into this one of the dangerous trap of hackers to misuse or hijack your computer's resources for their mining purposes. According to the research performed by Orenda Security, operators of this virus could easily use your device to mine cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Monero, Dashcoin, and DarkNetCoin for them.
We may accidentally install this Trojan Horse which is not our fault because trained hackers can cleverly mask their virus to attack according to their needs. According to the researchers, XMRig has an NVIDIA GPU and an AMD GPU version. They have cleverly masked their virus by allowing users to update Adobe Flash Player that looks real and I think so many users confidently update fake Adobe Flash Players to enter into their traps.
So how can you detect if you have accidentally installed this virus on your PC?
Search whether your PC has this file "Winserv.exe" or not
Go to "Task Manager" on your Windows PC and look for "xmrig.exe" in the process list
If Windows installer automatically pops up to install fake Adobe Flash Player, check the publisher's info. If it is a virus, there should be "Unkown" publisher
Check your computer if it is hotter than before. If the virus is already there, you might face the slower performance on your PC
How to be safe?
Install the best and premium antivirus software with regular updates and schedule scan feature
If you need Adobe Flash Player, go their official site
Enable Firewall and safeguard features in Antivirus software
Never click on the link coming from spam email
Use good adblocker software and avoid visiting sites with bunch of suspicious ads
Be Safe! Thank You !