Remove PPMiner From PC : Solution To Remove

 

Hi Friends, last night I was watching online movie on to my system and in between a message keep on displaying on the system screen ‘Click on me’. By mistake clicked on the displaying message and my system get infected with risky malware threat named as PPMiner. I tried to remove it out by using the installed anti-virus program but unfortunately failed in doing so. As this threat level is very high and has badly infected my PC. Help me please in manner to remove PPMiner from my infected PC. Thanks in advance!!

According to the system security analyst PPMiner is a tool which belongs to the family and exhibits the properties of malware. It is a cryptocurrency miner which is designed by the cyber crooks especially to target and infect Mac and Windows based operating system. Thus, the PPMiner malware would easily get executed and would run on to the targeted system without having the knowledge of the users. In fact the exact propagation methods of PPMiner malware used by its operators are still not clear at all. The cyber security experts identified that this miner may easily get distributed on to the targeted system via use of bogus software updates and download, malvertising campaigns, pirated application and so on. Once the PPMiner malware manages to compromise the targeted machine, it will result to gain persistence on it and does severe damages on to it. Therefore, for the safety of the machine it is advised you all too instantly remove PPMiner from the system.

As per the malware analyst, the PPMiner malware is an altered copy of the notorious XMRig miner which is designed especially to mine for the Monero cryptocurrency. So having a cryptocurrency miner being present on your Mac machine it will result in ending up or reducing the lifespan of machine significantly. Further, it also results to use huge amounts of machine computing power to mine more efficiently. On the other end, it will also result to cause your Mac machine to overheat and thus cause potential damage to the machine hardware. PPMiner is also responsible to disable the installed security program from your machine and change the essential setting too. However, it is not at all safe for the machine and therefore need to be removed PPMiner quickly from the infected machine so that the system perform better and tasks can be done in a hassle free manner.

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How to Remove PPMiner 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.

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.

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 PPMiner from Task Manager on Windows

How to End the Running Process related to PPMiner using Task Manager

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

Step3: How to Uninstall PPMiner 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 PPMiner and right clicking on it.
5. Finally, Select Uninstall option.

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 PPMiner and finally uninstall it.

For Windows 10

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

Step: 4 How to Delete PPMiner 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 PPMiner to find the entries.
• Once located, delete all PPMiner 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 PPMiner 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

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