This article aims to help you by explaining different methods on how to remove the malicious process webservice.exe which imitates legitimate Windows process from your computer, but in reality mines for cryptocurrencies.
Webservice.exe is a process which pretends to be a legitimate Windows services process as it runs as an active process on the computers that have been infected by it. In realty however, the malicious process performs series of unwanted activities on your computer system, the main of which is to mine for cryptocurrencies by using a large percentage of your CPU and GPU components (Central Processor and Graphics Processor). If you believe that your computer has become infected with the Webservice.exe virus, reccomendations are to immediately remove it from your PC, by reading this article.
Threat Summary
| Name | webservice.exe Miner Virus |
| Type | Cryptocurrency miner malware. |
| Short Description | Aims to use your CPU or GPU (or both) resources in order to mine for cryptocurrencies and generate funds to the hackers who are behind the infection. |
| Symptoms | Your computer may slow-down, freeze at times and perform other unwanted activities. Hightened usage of your CPU and GPU as well as higher temperature of the components, due to more calculations performed during the mining process. |
| Distribution Method | Via malicious e-mail spam or fake setup wizards. |
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Webservice.exe – How Did I Get Infected
Among many methods being used, the main method of infection with the webservice.exe malware might be via e-mail spam messages. Such malspam may deceive you that the infection file bringing webservice.exe on your PC is of legitimate character, like an invoice, receipt, banking statement or any other fake document. The attachment is often accompanied by a deceitful message, for example:
As soon as the victim opens the malicious file, the webservice.exe file may be downloaded and automatically executed on the infected computer.
Besides via e-mail, the malicious files of this malware may also be encountered as:
- Fake installers of programs.
- Key generators.
- Game patches.
- Program license activators.
- Cracks.
- Other seemingly legitimate software.
Webservice.exe Virus – What Does It Do
As soon as infection with this malware takes place on your computer, you may immediately notice it. The virus firstly downloads its file from a remote control server and may situate it in one of the following Windows directories:
- %AppData%
- %Local%
- %LocalLow%
- %Roaming%
- %Temp%
- %Windows%
After the malicious file is dropped, the webservice.exe process runs automatically in the Windows Task Manager. The process may be seen using a lot of your CPU power or GPU (video card) resources as well. This results in a lot of side heat being generated on your computer, causing it’s fan to run at a higher speed. You may notice it and if so, you need to immediately check your Windows Task Manager for the webservice.exe process, since there is a good chance that this may be caused by it or other cryptocurrency miner just like it. The file itself is pre-programmed in order to connect to a remote command and control host whose primary purpose is to connect your computer to a mining pool, which unifies the resources of multiple computers in order to make them conjointly mine for cryptocurrencies and therefore generate tokens (BitCoins, Monero coins, etc.). This happens at the expense of your PC’s resources and the mining process may result in your computer becoming unstable, freezing at times and even may break some of it’s components due to overheating.
In addition to mining for cryptocurrencies, the webservice.exe process may also perform other negative activities on your computer, like any other malware usually does. These include:
- Logging your keystrokes to obtain passowrds of your accounts, etc.
- Downloading updates to stay obfuscated. Also known as obfuscators or crypters.
- Taking screenshots.
- Obtaining your network and system information.
- Stealing saved logins and passwords.
- Installing other malware on your infected computer.
How to Remove Webservice.exe
In order to remove Webservice.exe completely from your computer system, we advise you to follow the instructions manual below. They are created based on various steps, which aim to help you isolate Webservice.exe firstly and then remove it either manually or automatically. For most effective removal, we also recommend that you focus on removing all the related objects to this cryptocurrency miner malware automatically using an advanced anti-malware program. These activities will help you remove this virus from your system completely by scanning for each object related to it and removing it entirely plus protecting the infected computer against future infections as well.
Ventsislav Krastev
Ventsislav is a cybersecurity expert at SensorsTechForum since 2015. He has been researching, covering, helping victims with the latest malware infections plus testing and reviewing software and the newest tech developments. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for learning new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management, Network Administration and Computer Administration of System Applications, he found his true calling within the cybersecrurity industry and is a strong believer in the education of every user towards online safety and security.
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- Guide 1: How to Remove webservice.exe Miner Virus from Windows.
- Guide 2: Get rid of webservice.exe Miner Virus on Mac OS X.
- Guide 3: Remove webservice.exe Miner Virus in Google Chrome.
- Guide 4: Erase webservice.exe Miner Virus from Mozilla Firefox.
- Guide 5: Uninstall webservice.exe Miner Virus from Microsoft Edge.
- Guide 6: Remove webservice.exe Miner Virus from Safari.
- Guide 7: Eliminate webservice.exe Miner Virus from Internet Explorer.
- Guide 8: Disable webservice.exe Miner Virus Push Notifications in Your Browsers.
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About the webservice.exe Miner Virus Research
The content we publish on SensorsTechForum.com, this webservice.exe Miner Virus how-to removal guide included, is the outcome of extensive research, hard work and our team’s devotion to help you remove the specific, adware-related problem, and restore your browser and computer system.
How did we conduct the research on webservice.exe Miner Virus?
Please note that our research is based on independent investigation. We are in contact with independent security researchers, thanks to which we receive daily updates on the latest malware, adware, and browser hijacker definitions.
Furthermore, the research behind the webservice.exe Miner Virus threat is backed with VirusTotal https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload.
To better understand this online threat, please refer to the following articles which provide knowledgeable details.
References
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3.The Thin Red Line Between Potentially Unwanted Programs and Malware
4.The Pay-Per-Install Affiliate Business – Making Millions out of Adware
5.Malicious Firefox Extensions Installed by 455,000 Users Blocked Updates
How to Remove webservice.exe Miner Virus from Windows.
Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove webservice.exe Miner Virus
Step 2: Uninstall webservice.exe Miner Virus and related software from Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.
Step 3: Clean any registries, created by webservice.exe Miner Virus on your computer.
The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by webservice.exe Miner Virus there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:
1. Open the Run Window again, type "regedit" and click OK.
2. When you open it, you can freely navigate to the Run and RunOnce keys, whose locations are shown above.
3. You can remove the value of the virus by right-clicking on it and removing it.
Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.
Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
Step 4: Scan for webservice.exe Miner Virus with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool
1. Click on the "Download" button to proceed to SpyHunter's download page.
2. After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.
3. After the update process has finished, click on the 'Malware/PC Scan' tab. A new window will appear. Click on 'Start Scan'.
4. After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the 'Next' button.
Video Removal Guide for webservice.exe Miner Virus (Windows).
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Get rid of webservice.exe Miner Virus from Mac OS X.
Step 1: Uninstall webservice.exe Miner Virus and remove related files and objects
1.Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:
2. Find Activity Monitor and double-click it:
3.In the Activity Monitor look for any suspicious processes, belonging or related to webservice.exe Miner Virus:
4.Click on the "Go" button again, but this time select Applications. Another way is with the ⇧+⌘+A buttons.
5.In the Applications menu, look for any suspicious app or an app with a name, similar or identical to webservice.exe Miner Virus. If you find it, right-click on the app and select “Move to Trash”.
6: Select Accounts, after which click on the Login Items preference.
Your Mac will then show you a list of items that start automatically when you log in. Look for any suspicious apps identical or similar to webservice.exe Miner Virus. Check the app you want to stop from running automatically and then select on the Minus (“-“) icon to hide it.
7: Remove any left-over files that might be related to this threat manually by following the sub-steps below:
- Go to Finder.
- In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
- Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
- If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.
In case you cannot remove webservice.exe Miner Virus via Step 1 above:
In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:
1: Click on "Go" and Then "Go to Folder" as shown underneath:
2: Type in "/Library/LauchAgents/" and click Ok:
3: Delete all of the virus files that have similar or the same name as webservice.exe Miner Virus. If you believe there is no such file, do not delete anything.
You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:
→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.
Step 2: Scan for and remove webservice.exe Miner Virus files from your Mac
When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as webservice.exe Miner Virus, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.
Video Removal Guide for webservice.exe Miner Virus (Mac)
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Remove webservice.exe Miner Virus from Google Chrome.
Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu
Step 2:Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"
Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Erase webservice.exe Miner Virus from Mozilla Firefox.
Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.
Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Uninstall webservice.exe Miner Virus from Microsoft Edge.
Step 1: Start Edge browser.
Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".
Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
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Remove webservice.exe Miner Virus from Safari.
Step 1: Start the Safari app.
Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.
Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".
Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.
Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.
Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the webservice.exe Miner Virus will be removed.
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Eliminate webservice.exe Miner Virus from Internet Explorer.
Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.
Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'
Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.
Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.
Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.
Remove Push Notifications caused by webservice.exe Miner Virus from Your Browsers.
Turn Off Push Notifications from Google Chrome
To disable any Push Notices from Google Chrome browser, please follow the steps below:
Step 1: Go to Settings in Chrome.
Step 2: In Settings, select “Advanced Settings”:
Step 3: Click “Content Settings”:
Step 4: Open “Notifications”:
Step 5: Click the three dots and choose Block, Edit or Remove options:
Remove Push Notifications on Firefox
Step 1: Go to Firefox Options.
Step 2: Go to “Settings”, type “notifications” in the search bar and click "Settings":
Step 3: Click “Remove” on any site you wish notifications gone and click “Save Changes”
Stop Push Notifications on Opera
Step 1: In Opera, press ALT+P to go to Settings.
Step 2: In Setting search, type “Content” to go to Content Settings.
Step 3: Open Notifications:
Step 4: Do the same as you did with Google Chrome (explained below):
Eliminate Push Notifications on Safari
Step 1: Open Safari Preferences.
Step 2: Choose the domain from where you like push pop-ups gone and change to "Deny" from "Allow".
webservice.exe Miner Virus FAQ
What is webservice.exe Miner Virus?
The webservice.exe Miner Virus threat is adware or browser redirect virus. It may slow your computer down siginficantly and display advertisements. The main idea is for your information to likely get stolen or more ads to appear on your device.
The creators of such unwanted apps work with pay-per-click schemes to get your computer to visit risky or different types of websites that may generate them funds. This is why they do not even care what types of websites show up on the ads. This makes their unwanted software indirectly risky for your OS.
What are the symptoms of webservice.exe Miner Virus?
There are several symptoms to look for when this particular threat and also unwanted apps in general are active:
Symptom #1: Your computer may become slow and has poor performance in general.
Symtpom #2: You have toolbars, add-ons or extensions on your web browsers that you don't remember adding.
Symptom #3: You see all types of ads, like ad-supported search results, pop-ups and redirects to randomly appear.
Symptom #4: You see installed apps on your Mac running automatically and you do not remember installing them.
Symptom #5: You see suspicious processes running in your Task Manager.
If you see one or more of those symptoms, then security experts reccomend that you check your computer for viruses.
What types of Unwanted Programs are there?
According to most malware researchers and cyber-security experts, the threats that can currently affect your Mac can be the following types:
- Rogue Antivirus programs.
- Adware.
- Browser hijackers.
- Clickers.
- Fake optimizers.
What to do if I have a "virus" like webservice.exe Miner Virus?
Do not panic! You can easily get rid of most adware or unwanted program threats by firstly isolating them and then removing them from your browser and computer. One reccomended way to do that is by using a reputable malware removal software that can take care of the removal automatically for you. There are many anti-malware apps out there that you can choose from. SpyHunter is one of the reccomended anti-malware apps, that can scan your computer for free and detect any viruses, tracking cookies and unwanted adware apps and eliminate them quickly. This saves time when compared to doing the removal manually.
How to secure my passwords and other data from webservice.exe Miner Virus?
With few simple actions. First and foremost, it is imperative that you follow these steps:
Step 1: Find a safe computer and connect it to another network, not the one that your Mac was infected in.
Step 2: Change all of your passwords, starting from your e-mail passwords.
Step 3: Enable two-factor authentication for protection of your important accounts.
Step 4: Call your bank to change your credit card details (secret code, etc.) if you have saved your credit card for online shopping or have done online activiites with your card.
Step 5: Make sure to call your ISP (Internet provider or carrier) and ask them to change your IP address.
Step 6: Change your Wi-Fi password.
Step 7: (Optional): Make sure to scan all of the devices connected to your network for viruses and repeat these steps for them if they are affected.
Step 8: Install anti-malware software with real-time protection on every device you have.
Step 9: Try not to download software from sites you know nothing about and stay away from low-reputation websites in general.
If you follow these reccomendations, your network and all devices will become significantly more secure against any threats or information invasive software and be virus free and protected in the future too.
More tips you can find on our website, where you can also ask any questions and comment underneath the articles about your computer problems. We will try to respond as fast as possible.