OSX.ppminer is Malwarebytes' detection name for a basic crypto-miner written in GoLang and targeting macOS systems.
This crypto-miner uses a huge amount of resources. Users may experience very active fans and a process named “mshelper” using up a lot of CPU time.
A crypto-miner uses resources of the affected system to mine crypto-currency for the threat-actor. This cryptominer uses XMRig and is installed on systems by a Trojan dropper.
Download and install the latest version of Malwarebytes for Mac.
Click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan.
If threats are detected during the scan, a count of detected threats is displayed. More detailed threat information is displayed after the scan completes.
Click “Confirm” to move the detected threats to Quarantaine.
If a restart is required to complete remediation of threats detected during a scan, you will be notified. When a restart is required, please remember to save all work before clicking “Restart”.
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