WindowsTime Miner : Best Removal Steps From Windows

What do you know about WindowsTime Miner?

 

WindowsTime Miner is identified as a Trojan virus which uses the infected PC users graphics cards to mine Bitcoin. It is a dreadful infection which can endanger your system. When it infiltrated into your system then this virus will install a Bitcoin mining program that will try to mine Bitcoins for their developers by utilizes the resources of your graphics card. This Trojan infection works by installing an open source Python PyOpen CL Bitcoin miner and generate various auto executables into the location “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Time” folder. The WindowsTime.exe executable will the executed and then after it launches TimeServer.exe executable which actually performs the whole mining operation of Bitcoins.

As this WindowsTime.exe miner does not utilizes your PC resources significantly, it may not be really look like a malware appear or running on the system. So how would a system user know that its machine got infected or not? Its not so easy to know about the infection unless you look the running processes or commonly utilizes the processing power of their graphics card to know notice a sudden slow down. According to security researchers there is a list of symptoms that a user can identify that they are infected with this malware or not. These are the followings ;

• WindowsTime.exe (Windows Time), Time-svc.exe (Time Service) or TimeServer.exe processes which is running in the Task Manager.
• Window is minimizing and maximizing very slowly, games running very slowly and video runs stutter.
• If you open a new program then it does not open quickly.

Infiltration Techniques used by WindowsTime Miner to get into your system

It is still not any verified information about the intrusion of WindowsTime Miner that how it comes into the users system. It has been expected that it may be dropped into the cyber hackers by hacking the users system via a network or it may comes along with some other malware. Therefore it is suggested that you should secure your system with a trusted security software install on your system that can protect your system from malware or other virus attacks.

You should also know that this virus may conceal your private and confidential information from your browsing history and system activities so you should try to eliminate WindowsTime Miner as soon as from your infected system by using an updated anti-malware tool on it. 

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Steps to Remove WindowsTime Miner

Step 1>> How to Boot Windows in Safe Mode to isolate WindowsTime Miner

Step 2>> How to View Hidden Files created by WindowsTime Miner

for Windows XP

• Exit all Program and Go to Desktop
• Select My Computer icon and Double Click to Open it
• Click on the Tools Menu and now select and Click on Folder Options.
• Select on View Tab that appears in New Window.
• Check mark on the box next to Dispaly the Contents of System Folders
• Now Check the box in order to Show Hidden Files and Folders
• Now press on Apply and OK to close the Window.
• As soon as these steps are performed, you can view the files and folders that were created by WindowsTime Miner and hidden till now.

for Windows Vista

• Minimize all Window and Go to Desktop
• Click on the Start Button which can be found in lower lef Corner having Windows Logo
• Click on the Control Panel on the Menu and Open it
• Control Panel can be opened in Classic View or Control Panel Home View.
• If you have Selected Classic View, follow this
• Double Click on the Folder icon to open it
• Now select the view tab
• Click on Option to Show Hidden Files or Folders
• If you have Selected Control Panel Home View, follow this
• Appearance and Personalization link is to be Clicked
• Select on Show Hidden Files or Folders
• Press Apply Option and then Click on OK.

This will Show all the Folders including those created by WindowsTime Miner

Know how to view Hidden Folders on Windows 7, Win 8 and Windows 10

(Following the above steps are necessary to view all the files created by WindowsTime Miner and that is known to exist on Compromised PC.)

• Open the Run Box by holding together the Start Key and R.

• Now Type and input appwiz.cpl and press on OK
• This will take you to the Control Panel, Now Search for Suspicious programs or any entries related to WindowsTime Miner. Unistall it once if you happen to find it. However be sure not to Uninstall any other program from the list.
• In the Search Field, Type msconfig and press on Enter, this will pop-up a Window

In the Startup Menu, Uncheck all the WindowsTime Miner related entries or which are Unknown as Manufacturer.

Step 3>> Open the Run Box by Pressing Start Key and R in Combination

1. Copy + Paste the following Command as
2. notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts and press on OK
3. This will Open a new file. If your system has been hacked by WindowsTime Miner, certain IP’s will be displayed which can be found in the bottom of the screen.

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Look for the suspicious IP that is present in your Localhost

Step 4>> How to Terminate WindowsTime Miner Running Processes

• Go the Processes Tab by pressing on CTRL+SHIFT+ESC Keys Together.
• Look for the WindowsTime Miner Running Processes.
• Right Click on WindowsTime Miner and End the Process.

Step 5>> How to Remove WindowsTime Miner Related Registry Entries

• Open Registry by Typing Regedit in the Run box and Hit Enter Key

• This will open all the list of entries.
• Now Find and search the entries created by WindowsTime Miner and cautiously delete it.
• Alternatively, you can manually search for it in the list to delete WindowsTime Miner Manually.

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