AcruxMiner : A Complete Uninstallation Tutorial

 

Threat Details

Name of Threat AcruxMiner
Type Of Threat Trojan
Detected On May, 2018
Affected Web Browser Internet Explorer, MS Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Opera.
Infected System XP, Vista, 10, 7, 8.1, 8.
Deceived Language Russian  
Risk level Severe
Written In ASM/ C/ C++ Programming language
Spreading Ways Online gaming servers, cracked or pirated softwares, corrupted external drives, etc.

A Survey On AcruxMiner

AcruxMiner is an intensified grievous kind of cyber threat which is categorized under the Trojans horse family. It has been identified on May, 2018 as a digital coin miner which promotes Russian forms to get easily accessed into (RAT) Remote Access Trojans, inappropriate users, brute force tools. This AcruxMiner is developed to manage the MaaS (Miner-as-a-Service ) platform that may favors from different distributors which are capable of infecting devices and also helps in its expansion. It can corrupts all the versions of Windows Operating System like 8, 8.1, 7, 10, XP, Vista etc and many famous Web Browsers such as Opera, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, MS Edge etc. It is written in C/ C++/ ASM programming language with no dependencies. Its developing team members announced it as worked for infecting only Russian-speaking actors. Basically it has been created just for promoting the verification of Monero transaction by using GPU video cards and CPU. 

Facts About AcruxMiner

AcruxMiner is mainly developed as a Botnet Trojans which are super specialized in (XMR) mining Monero digital coins. It can be supplied to deceived severs and desktop both. This can be quietly penetrated into the compromised system using several ways such as untrustworthy third party software downloaders, email spam campaigns,, free file hosting websites, online gaming sites, untrustworthy downloading sources, pornographic sites, junked email, software bundling method,  fake software updaters, contaminated external drives, cracked or pirated softwares, audio- video ads, freewares, peer to peer file sharing network, downloading torrents, suspicious pop-up ads etc. The designers of this Trojan virus provides accessing to a a Bot Builder on the TOR network as purchasing a subscription using Telegram Messaging Services. This has an encrypted wallets and has ability to auto-infect the USB sticks and rootkit for recovering its files if anyone wants to remove it.

Drawbacks Of AcruxMiner

AcruxMiner is a digital coin miner program which possess different kind of malicious drawbacks into the victimized machine some of them are as mentioned below: 

  • It can steal your confidential information and share with the third party agents.
  • It can also injects some harmful codes into the registry editors. 
  • It may results in increased CPU loads and abnormal system behavior.
  • It may weaken the system speed as well as its performance.
  • It can blocks the anti-virus programs and firewall protection application.

Omit Out AcruxMiner

As you find that your device got infected by AcruxMiner Trojan infection its really become essential  to omit this viral infection from the system through utilizing two techniques like automatic or manual deletion tools.

 

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Steps to Remove AcruxMiner

Step 1>> How to Boot Windows in Safe Mode to isolate AcruxMiner

Step 2>> How to View Hidden Files created by AcruxMiner

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 AcruxMiner and hidden till now.

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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.

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This will Show all the Folders including those created by AcruxMiner

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 AcruxMiner and that is known to exist on Compromised PC.)

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

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  • 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 AcruxMiner. 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

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In the Startup Menu, Uncheck all the AcruxMiner 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 AcruxMiner, 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 AcruxMiner Running Processes

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

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Step 5>> How to Remove AcruxMiner Related Registry Entries

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

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

Unfortunately, if you are unable to remove AcruxMiner, Scan your PC Now

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