What is JS:Miner-C?
JS:Miner-C is a new coin mining virus, which can hidden use your machine for bitcoin mining. After installation a virus starts to download a extension file from the remote server, which start a process of mining without users permission. JS:Miner-C can use more than 65% of users CPU’s memory and more than 70% resources of graphics card. As result machine become very slowly and it is impossible to use it for simple operations. Also hardware can rich very high temperatures, so virus may damage your system. For preventing any loses you should to remove JS:Miner-C from your PC.
How JS:Miner-C got installed on your computer?
JS:Miner-C cannot be installed on your PC without your knowledge. This type of viruses usually infiltrate you PC when you download a freeware software. Also, you can get a virus from advertising links or sites. An activation of JS:Miner-C installer can be options activated by default in a process of installation of freeware programs. Usually, a virus can be easily detected and deactivated in curtain options. Note, you should give access to installation only for trusted software (or extensions) and make sure you know what you are giving your approval to.
How to remove JS:Miner-C?
To make sure that the virus won’t appear again, you need to delete JS:Miner-C completely. For this, you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as JS:Miner-C files and registry entries.
We should warn you that performing some of the steps may require above-average skills, so if you don’t feel experienced enough, you may apply to the automatic removal tool.
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to JS:Miner-C. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate JS:Miner-C, but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of JS:Miner-C manual removal
Uninstall JS:Miner-C from Control Panel
As it was stated before, more likely that the virus appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of JS:Miner-C you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove JS:Miner-C from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to JS:Miner-C and click Uninstall
How to remove JS:Miner-C from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to JS:Miner-C and click Uninstall
How to remove JS:Miner-C from Windows 8/8.1
- Right-click the menu icon in left bottom corner
- Choose Control Panel
- Select the Uninstall Program line
- Uninstall the application related to JS:Miner-C
How to remove JS:Miner-C from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to JS:Miner-C and remove it
If you experience problems with removing JS:Miner-C from Control Panel: there is no such title on the list, or you receive an error preventing you from deleting the application, see the article dedicated to this issue.
Read what to do if program won’t uninstall from Control Panel
Reset your browsers
How to reset settings in Google Chrome
- Click on the icon in the right-upper corner
- Choose Settings
- Click Advanced settings
- Click the Reset button
- In “reset” window click the Reset button
How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Click the icon in the upper right corner
- Choose Help
- Select Troubleshooting Information
- Click the Refresh Firefox… button
How to reset settings in Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools button
- Go to Internet options
- Go to the Advanced tab
- Click Reset
How to reset settings in Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Settings
- Under the Clear browsing data category select Choose what to clear
- Select everything and click Clear
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting JS:Miner-C.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after JS:Miner-C removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among system files and registry entries that can recover JS:Miner-C.
