Trojan.Dropper.BCMiner
Posted: June 14, 2012
Threat Metric
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% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 5,913 |
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Threat Level: | 8/10 |
Infected PCs: | 7,368 |
First Seen: | June 14, 2012 |
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Last Seen: | October 15, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Trojan.Dropper.BCMiner is a Trojan that installs BitCoin minning program on the compromised PC. Bitcoins are virtual currency used for both legitimate purposes and hiding money transactions from the law. Based on the way BitCoin functions, it is possible to get small amount of them by running a particular application on your computer. Cybercriminals run such software programs on numerous affected computers and, thus, gain money. BitCoin minning uses computer resources; therefore, Trojan.Dropper.BCMinner will slow down your machine considerably based on how a specific minning is created. Trojan.Dropper.BCMiner will execute multiple computations and use up network bandwidth. Trojan.Dropper.BCMiner might also drop more malware threats on the infected computer system. Trojan.Dropper.BCMiner might also be a false positive. Most of Bitcoin programs, both legitimate and illegitimate, use the same files. Therefore, if you installed a Bitcoin-related application, then it may be a false positive. If you haven't installed it, then this is a threat. Trojan.Dropper.BCMiner is able to return because such programs are often downloaded by other malware infections and through computers that are already in botnet.
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