Winlog.exe Miner Trojan

The Winlog.exe Miner Trojan is a Trojan-type threat that could harm the hardware of your machine seriously. The propagation method of this nasty threat is not clear completely, but it is safe to assume that Winlog.exe Miner Trojan may sneak into your system through fake downloads, pirated software and other dodgy digital content. Pirating software can cost you dearly, and it is not worth the risk.

The Winlog.exe Miner Trojan has one mission once it gets on your PC – to make cash at your expense. You may ask how. Well, simple. This threat is a mining Trojan, as its name suggests. What mining Trojans do is mine cryptocurrency, in our case Electroneum. They would slip into your system and begin mining cryptocurrency using your computer silently. Mining cryptocurrency is a heavy task for any computer and results in reducing the lifespan of the processor because it has to work at higher-voltage combined with higher-temperature. The Winlog.exe Miner Trojan, in particular, will certainly not have any mercy on your hardware because it is set to use the CPU's processing power to the maximum extent and without a time limit. This will likely cause your computer to run much slower in general. If you want to see all the processes that this horrid threat is running, you can open the Task Manager, and will see many processes that do not look familiar, such as 'Timeout.exe' and 'Cmd.exe*32' among others. The execution file of the Winlog.exe Miner Trojan is called 'winlog.bat,' and it would launch the threat. It is to be found in the C:\ProgramData\folder on your computer. It is likely that the Winlog.exe Miner Trojan is relaunched automatically as you start Windows.

If you have become a victim of Winlog.exe Miner Trojan, it is best that you trust a reputable anti-malware application to clear your system and give you peace of mind.