Distributed Computing Experiment Malware

Posted: January 22, 2014

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Ranking:	5,662
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	12,467

First Seen:	January 22, 2014
Last Seen:	October 13, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Distributed Computing Experiment Malware is a Bitcoin miner Trojan that uses your PC's CPU and/or GPU to generate digital currency for the virtual wallets of criminals. Malware researchers were able to verify the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware's distribution in the wild as of the last month of 2013 and ongoing into 2014, but the majority of PC security companies has yet to identify the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware. Any Bitcoin-mining program that's used without your participation has a risk of harming the hardware of your PC, potentially permanently, and deleting the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware with a qualified anti-malware application should be done before any damage can be incurred.

The Distributed Computing Experiment Malware: a Clear Source of Distributed Computing Wrong Actions

The Distributed Computing Experiment Malware, which can be recognizable as 'DCEService,' is a variant of a legal Bitcoin miner program that's been redesigned for exploiting compromised computers. The Distributed Computing Experiment Malware's installation methods involve attacks that attempt to infiltrate your computer surreptitiously. As a defense against these attacks, malware experts advise paying attention to your Web-browsing security, such as disabling scripts and avoiding any software-downloading website with an especially poor reputation.

When the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware is installed, the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware proceeds to 'mine' Bitcoins with your PC; in other words, the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware uses your system's hardware resources to generate virtual currency for its creators. Depending on its configuration, this may use your CPU, your GPU or both. This process is done automatically and without major symptoms. However, depending on the extent of the configured mining activity, malware experts warn that you may notice system performance problems or, in the worst cases, permanent damage to your PC's hardware.

Declining Participation in a Suspicious 'Experiment'

The Distributed Computing Experiment Malware's installation doesn't have to display symptoms, although malware experts have seen some signs of the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware being installed by Trojans that appear to be using social engineering in their attacks. Pop-ups requesting that you download additional threats, such as fake 'Youtube Accelerators,' are common side effects. Nonetheless, the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware's presence may be completely hidden, and only a minority of PC anti-malware products has developed identification entries for the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware.

As you might imagine, using anything less than updated and proven anti-malware products for removing the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware is more likely to fail than otherwise. Besides its success in avoiding detection, malware researchers already have verified that the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware blocks all standard uninstallation techniques that could be accomplished without specialized security tools. However, every moment that the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware still on your machine is a time where the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware could be bringing about long term damage to your computer. Therefore, you should rush to delete the Distributed Computing Experiment Malware by any means necessary.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:

dce.exe

File name: dce.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

https://www.protectmysearchdaily.com/search.php?

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Distributed Computing Experiment. Please contact your system administrator.