How to remove Media Miner [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The “Media Miner” from Vimshop.win is an unwanted browser extension that created to mine digital money. Once gets installed onto your computer, the CPU Miner configures itself to run automatically. When started, it will perform a highly complex computations by using your computer’s system resources to mine crypto currencies. It makes your browser and whole computer run very slow, so the creators of the Media Miner decided to generate digital currencies by leveraging the GPU and CPU of affected PC.

The Media Miner is usually gets onto PC system by being attached to free applications and install themselves, with or without your knowledge, on your PC system. This happens especially when you’re installing a free applications. The program installation package tricks you into accepting the installation of additional software, which you don’t really want. Moreover, certain paid applications can also install optional apps which you don’t want! Therefore, always download free applications and paid applications from reputable download sites. Use ONLY custom or manual install type and never blindly click Next button.

Therefore it’s very important to follow the steps below sooner. The few simple steps will assist you to delete Media Miner. What is more, the few simple steps below will help you delete other harmful software like unwanted toolbars and browser hijackers, that can be installed onto PC along with the CPU Miner.

Remove Media Miner

When the CPU Miner gets installed on your machine without your knowledge, it’s not easy to uninstall. In most cases, there is no Uninstall program which simply uninstall the “Media Miner” Miner that may use your personal computer’s resources to generate crypto currency blocks from your PC. So, we suggest using several well-proven free specialized tools like Zemana Anti-Malware, MalwareBytes Free or AdwCleaner. But the best method to remove “Media Miner” GPU Miner will be to perform several manual steps, after that additionally use antimalware utilities.

To remove “Media Miner”, complete the following steps:

1. How to manually get rid of “Media Miner”
   • Uninstall potentially unwanted apps through the Windows Control Panel
   • Get rid of “Media Miner” GPU Miner from Microsoft Internet Explorer
   • Remove “Media Miner” CPU Miner from Firefox
   • Remove “Media Miner” GPU Miner from Google Chrome
2. How to automatically get rid of “Media Miner” CPU Miner
   • How to automatically remove “Media Miner” Miner with Zemana Anti-malware
   • Scan and free your computer of trojan with Malwarebytes
   • Double-check for potentially unwanted apps with AdwCleaner
3. Run AdBlocker to stay safe online
4. How does your computer get infected with “Media Miner” Miner
5. To sum up

How to manually get rid of “Media Miner”

Most common CPU Miners may be uninstalled without any antivirus apps. The steps below is instructions that will teach you how to delete the “Media Miner” Miner.

Uninstall potentially unwanted apps through the Windows Control Panel

The process of GPU Miner removal is generally the same across all versions of Windows OS from 10 to XP. To start with, it is necessary to check the list of installed software on your PC system and remove all unused, unknown and dubious programs.

1. If you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 then click Windows button, next press Search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
2. If you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7, then click “Start” button and press “Control Panel”.
3. It will show the Windows Control Panel.
4. Further, press “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. It will display a list of all programs installed on the computer.
6. Scroll through the all list, and remove suspicious and unknown apps. To quickly find the latest installed apps, we recommend sort software by date.

See more details in the video tutorial below.

Get rid of “Media Miner” GPU Miner from Microsoft Internet Explorer

If you find that Internet Explorer web browser settings like newtab, search provider and home page having been changed by “Media Miner” GPU Miner which can mine crypto currency using CPU and GPU, then you may return your settings, via the reset web browser procedure.

First, start the Microsoft Internet Explorer, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will open the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the web browser, then press the “Internet Options” as shown on the screen below.

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” prompt. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, press the “Reset” button like below.

Once the procedure is finished, click “Close” button. Close the Microsoft Internet Explorer and restart your computer for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your web browser’s default search provider, startpage and newtab to default state.

Remove “Media Miner” CPU Miner from Firefox

If the Firefox web-browser program is hijacked, then resetting its settings can help. The Reset feature is available on all modern version of FF. A reset can fix many issues by restoring FF settings such as default search provider, new tab page and homepage to its default state. It will save your personal information like saved passwords, bookmarks, and open tabs.

First, open the FF and click button. It will show the drop-down menu on the right-part of the internet browser. Further, click the Help button () like below.

In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the browser adress bar and press Enter. It will display the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown in the figure below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, click the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will open the confirmation prompt. Further, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Mozilla Firefox will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the “Media Miner” Miner that can mine cryptocurrency using GPU. After, it is complete, click the “Finish” button.

Remove “Media Miner” GPU Miner from Google Chrome

If your Google Chrome internet browser is affected by “Media Miner” extension, it may be necessary to completely reset your browser program to its default settings.

1. First, launch the Google Chrome and click the Menu icon (icon in the form of three dots).
2. It will open the Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then press Extensions.
3. You’ll see the list of installed extensions. If the list has the add-on labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guidance: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
4. Now open the Google Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
5. Next, press “Advanced” link, that located at the bottom of the Settings page.
6. On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
7. The Chrome will display the reset settings dialog box as shown on the screen above.
8. Confirm the web browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
9. To learn more, read the post How to reset Chrome settings to default.

How to automatically get rid of “Media Miner” CPU Miner

Many antivirus companies have designed apps that allow detect trojan and thereby delete “Media Miner” from the MS Edge, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Chrome web-browsers. Below is a a few of the free programs you may want to use. Your system can have lots of PUPs, adware and hijackers installed at the same time, so we suggest, if any unwanted or harmful program returns after rebooting the system, then start your PC into Safe Mode and use the antimalware tool once again.

How to automatically remove “Media Miner” Miner with Zemana Anti-malware

We advise using the Zemana Anti-malware. You can download and install Zemana Anti-malware to search for and get rid of “Media Miner” Miner from the Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Chrome internet browsers. When installed and updated, the malware remover will automatically check and detect all threats exist on your machine.

Visit the page linked below to download the latest version of Zemana Free for MS Windows. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

When the download is finished, close all windows on your system. Further, launch the install file named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as displayed on the screen below, click the “Yes” button.

It will display the “Setup wizard” which will allow you install Zemana Free on the machine. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is done successfully, Zemana Free will automatically start and you may see its main window as shown on the screen below.

Next, click the “Scan” button for scanning your computer for the “Media Miner” Miner which generates crypto currency by leveraging the GPU of infected PC system. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your computer. While the Zemana is checking, you may see number of objects it has identified either as being malware.

Once the scan is finished, you can check all threats detected on your computer. Next, you need to press “Next” button.

The Zemana Anti Malware will remove “Media Miner” trojan that uses your precious GPU and CPU resources to generate digital money without your consent and add threats to the Quarantine. Once that process is done, you may be prompted to restart your computer.

Scan and free your computer of trojan with Malwarebytes

We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free. You may download and install Malwarebytes to find out unwanted software and thereby remove “Media Miner” GPU Miner from your web browsers. When installed and updated, the free malware remover will automatically scan and detect all threats present on the computer.

1. Visit the following page to download the latest version of MalwareBytes AntiMalware for Windows. Save it on your Desktop.
   
   

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2. Once downloading is finished, close all apps and windows on your computer. Open a file location. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. Further, press Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once installation is finished, click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan with this utility for the “Media Miner” which generates digital currency by leveraging the GPU of affected PC system. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your personal computer. While the MalwareBytes is scanning, you may see number of objects it has identified either as being malware.
5. When that process is complete, a list of all threats found is prepared. Review the results once the utility has complete the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply click “Quarantine Selected”. When the cleaning procedure is finished, you can be prompted to reboot your computer.

The following video offers a guidance on how to remove browser hijackers, adware and other malware with MalwareBytes Free.

Double-check for potentially unwanted apps with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner cleans your personal computer from browser hijackers, potentially unwanted software, unwanted toolbars, web browser add-ons and other unwanted software such as “Media Miner” Miner which may use your PC’s resources to generate digital currency blocks. The free removal utility will help you enjoy your PC to its fullest. AdwCleaner uses the (c) Malwarebytes technology to look for if there are undesired apps in your computer. You can review the scan results, and choose the threats you want to delete.

Visit the page linked below to download the latest version of AdwCleaner for MS Windows. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

Download and use AdwCleaner on your computer. Once started, click “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the “Media Miner” which uses your CPU’s resources to generate digital currency. When a malware, ad supported software or potentially unwanted programs are found, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the checking is done..

After the system scan is complete, AdwCleaner will display you the results. Once you’ve selected what you want to remove from your PC, click Clean button.

All-in-all, AdwCleaner is a fantastic free tool to clean your system from any unwanted programs. The AdwCleaner is portable program that meaning, you do not need to install it to run it. AdwCleaner is compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows OS from Microsoft Windows XP to Windows 10. Both 64-bit and 32-bit systems are supported.

Run AdBlocker to stay safe online

In order to increase your security and protect your machine against new intrusive advertisements and harmful web-sites, you need to use ad-blocker program that stops an access to harmful advertisements and web sites. Moreover, the program can block the display of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of web sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program on your machine from the link below.

Once the downloading process is done, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen like below.

Follow the prompts. When the setup is complete, you will see a window as displayed on the image below.

You can click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your personal computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-ups, as well as other harmful or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which can be found on your desktop.

To sum up

Once you’ve done the step by step instructions above, your computer should be free from “Media Miner” GPU Miner that can use your personal computer to mine crypto currency and other malicious software. Unfortunately, if the guide does not help you, then you have caught a new GPU Miner, and then the best way – ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.