How To Remove NiceHash Miner Removal Guide

How To Remove NiceHash Miner ? (Removal Guide)

 

Thread Summary

Name NiceHash Miner
Type Trojan
Sub-Type Cryptocurrency Miner
Symptoms High CPU usage, Internet speed reduction, PC crashes and freezes etc
Distribution Methods Torrents, Free Games, Cracked Apps, Email, Questionable Websites, Exploits etc

What is NiceHash Miner ?

NiceHash Miner is a Trojan malware virus, a PC infection which enters into PC without users approval. It damages Operating System by running many kinds of malicious tasks into the compromised Operating System background and also hijack all installed web browsers and make changes into settings of it to easily perform their vicious kinds of work on PC. Once it attacks or get the access on PC then the computer system becomes very slow to give response. It hijacks web browsers homepage, search engine and makes constant redirections on some other malware websites to intrude more malware into PC to damage as more as possible. It gathers all confidential and sensitive information about users and endanger their privacy.

What Are The Behavior Of NiceHash Miner ?

NiceHash Miner connects to the internet without users permission. It modifies all desktop and web browser settings and also shows fake security alerts, pop-ups and advertisements in PC. It redirects web browser to infected web pages as well as integrates into the web browser through the NiceHash Miner.exe web browser extension in PC. NiceHash Miner slows down internet connection and deactivates all installed Security Softwares in PC. It distributes itself through pay-per-install and is bundled with third party software. NiceHash Miner shows commercial adverts in PC.

How Does NiceHash Miner Infects ?

NiceHash Miner infects into PC by Torrents, Free Games, Cracked Apps, Email, Questionable Websites, Exploits, drive-by-downloads, fake flash participant update websites, spam emails containing vicious attachments or hyperlinks, vicious SMS communications, contaminated game machines, botnets and peer to peer networks, Self propagation (distributing in one polluted system to another through LAN networks), victimized systems having exploit code intruded within webpages.

What Are The Prevention Tips Of NiceHash Miner ?

Always pay attention while installing any software on computer system.
Always opt for custom installation on computer system.

 

NiceHash Miner can be removed completely by Automatic as well as Manual methods. In Manual method, we need high technical skill as well as good knowledge of computer to remove NiceHash Miner from PC. But In Automatic method, we don't need any high technical skill as well as good knowledge to remove NiceHash Miner from PC.

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How to Remove NiceHash Miner from Compromised PC (Manual Steps)

(This guide is intended to help users in following Step by Step instructions in making Windows Safe)

The first step which need to be followed is to Restart Windows PC in Safe Mode

Reboot in Safe Mode (For Windows XP | Vista | Win7)

  1. Restart Computer
  2. Tap on F8 continuously when the PC starts booting and select the option to enter Safe Mode with Networking.

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For Windows 8/8.1

  1. Press on the Start Button and then Choose Control Panel from the menu option
  2. Users need to opt for System and Security, to select Administrative Tools and then System Configuration.

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3.  Next, Click on the Safe Boot option and then choose OK, this will open a pop-up window, next Select Restart Option.

For Windows 10

  1. Start Menu is to be selected to Open it
  2. Press the power button icon which is present in the right corner, this will display power options menu.
  3. Keeping the SHIFT Key pressed on the keyboard, select the restart option. This will reboot Win 10
  4. Now you need to select the Troubleshoot icon, followed by advanced option in the startup Settings. Click on Restart. This will give the option to reboot, now select Enter Safe Mode with Networking.

Step 2. Uninstall NiceHash Miner from Task Manager on Windows

How to End the Running Process related to NiceHash Miner using Task Manager

  1. Firstly, Open Task Manager by Pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc in Combination
  2. Next, Click on processes to Find NiceHash Miner
  3. Now Click and select End Process to terminate NiceHash Miner.

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Step3: How to Uninstall NiceHash Miner from Control Panel on Windows

for Win XP| Vista and Win 7 Users

  1. Click and Select on Start Menu
  2. Now Control Panel is to be selected from the list
  3. Next Click on Uninstall Program
  4. Users need to Choose suspicious program related to NiceHash Miner and right clicking on it.
  5. Finally, Select Uninstall option.

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For Win 8

  • Click and Select “Charms bar
  • Now Select Settings Option
  • Next Click on Control Panel
  • Select on Uninstall a Program Option and right click on program associated to NiceHash Miner and finally uninstall it.

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For Windows 10

  1. The first Step is to Click and Select on Start Menu
  2. Now Click on All Apps
  3. Choose NiceHash Miner and other suspicious program from the complete list
  4. Now right Click on to select NiceHash Miner and finally Uninstall it from Windows 10

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Step: 4 How to Delete NiceHash Miner Created Files from Registry

  • Open Registry by Typing Regedit in the Windows Search Field and then press on Enter.
  • This will open the registry entries. Now users need to press CTRL + F together and type NiceHash Miner to find the entries.
  • Once located, delete all NiceHash Miner named entries. If you are unable to find it, you need to look up for it on the directories manually. Be careful and delete only NiceHash Miner entries, else it can damage your Windows Computer severely.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random

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Still having any problem in getting rid of NiceHash Miner, or have any doubt regarding this, feel free to ask our experts.

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