Health.exe Miner
Summary
Users that notice a process named Health.exe running in the background of their machines might have a sneaky crypto-miner Trojan lurking on their computers. Afterward, the attackers will use the appropriate components - CPU, GPU, RAM, etc., to mine for a specific cryptocurrency, such as Monero, DarkCoin, Ethereum, etc. As a result, the affected system could become unstable, experiencing frequent slowdowns, freezes, and in some cases, critical errors due to the minimal amount of free resources left. Users also should keep in mind that the excessive utilization of the systems hardware could cause a significant heat buildup, especially if the installed cooling is not sufficient. However, some of the more sophisticated crypto-miners are capable of monitoring the systems activity and will hijack its resource only when it is idle, minimizing the chances of the victim noticing the abnormal actions and ensuring the threats prolonged presence on the device.
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