Marlin.exe Siacoin

The Marlin.exe Siacoin GPU Miner is a program that might be installed on a computer silently to utilize the GPU's (Graphics Processing Unit) resources to mine the SiaCoin crypto-currency. The catch is that the users who have the miner running on their computers will not see any of the money and, instead, all mined SiaCoins will be transferred to a wallet specified by the author of this miner automatically. In short, the Marlin.exe Siacoin GPU Miner is being used by cybercrooks to make money by exploiting the GPU resources of random users that planted the miner on their computers unknowingly.

The author or authors of Marlin.exe Siacoin GPU Miner may use multiple techniques to spread their suspicious program. While miners like these aren't a direct security risk, having them running on your computer is likely to keep your GPU under constant load, therefore reducing the performance of 3D-intensive games and applications. By keeping the GPU under stress continuously, the Marlin.exe Siacoin GPU Miner also will increase the temperature component, therefore shortening its lifespan potentially.

The Marlin.exe Siacoin GPU Miner runs under the name 'marlin.exe,' and it also might be accompanied by an additional process named 'VMProtectks.exe' – the latter is also used by the VMProtect Miner Trojan. You should always consider running an anti-malware scan if your computer is performing worse than usual, because miners or threats may often be the cause for that. If you suspect that the Marlin.exe Siacoin GPU Miner might be present on your computer, you should run a suitable PC security tool to remove the intruder.