I also checked GPU usage and while this thing was running, GPU usage was 97.
Due to high GPU usage I believe its a cryptocurreny miner malware.
This is new and I didnt install anything besides Brick repack of GTA5 for quite some time but still, if others confirm we may reach a solid conclusion.
Ruins the name of the cracking community 31 Share Report Save level 2 uiower -64 points 5 years ago More than 1 child Continue this thread level 1 5 years ago edited 5 years ago I installed the brick version.
It disabled running regedit (not via local policy but via a different reg key) and installed a file called vcredist.exe and set it to run at start up.
I removed this, ran Malwarebytes scan which fixes the regedit problems, downloaded the legit Grand Theft Auto V Update 2 and Crack-3DM and replaced all necessary files.
No more issues. No steam processes are running, just GTA5.exe and 2 subprocess.exe processes.
All legit. Its a pain in the ass, but hope this helps 6 Share Report Save level 1 5 years ago I cant be the only one who finds this funny I mean sure, it sucks, but its a repack.
Its literally taking someone elses work, repackaging the box it comes in, and signing it off as their own.
Most of the time, theyre going to slip something like this in there to make money.
Ive already had to wipe my PC once from adware from repacks installers.
Thats why I stay away from them.
Share Report Save level 2 5 years ago The only repacks I use is R.G Mechanics or reliable uploaders stuff.
More often then not, I stick to full games or scene releases.
Share Report Save Continue this thread level 1 5 years ago Not sure if its related to the Brick release or not.
I ran all kinds of scans, and all I found were the registry entries that, among other things, block regedit from being started.
I checked my appdata for any steam.exe files, and none turned up.
Nor do I have an extra steam.exe process running.
Share Report Save level 1 5 years ago How did you guys fix the regedit problem I ran a scan with malwarabytes but it didnt fix anything:( 3 Share Report Save level 1 Comment deleted by user 5 years ago level 2 5 years ago Same, searched all the mentioned folders and files, nothing found.
The game runs just fine as well, using update 2 crack and have yet to encounter any issues.
Not quite sure on why I dont have any of those issues though, I was a bit worried when everyone was mentioning them, but I dont seem to have any, really weird.
Share Report Save Continue this thread level 1 5 years ago What exactly does a Miner do 2 Share Report Save level 2 5 years ago I will explain it very simply.
Miner steal performance from your pc to make bitcoin currency for people which made or edited this miner.
You can see that cpu and gpu load is near 100percent even in idle, your pc is usually much slower than before.
Many times some anti-malware soft helps to prevent this or delete this threat from your pc.
Share Report Save Continue this thread level 1 5 years ago Yeah I downloaded that repack as well, and least to say, it caused me a few problems.
Also, youll want to see if you can access regedit.exe (the registry editor).
When i installed the crack, it changed the permissions on my computer and I didnt know about it.
I ran malwarebytes and it fixed everything for me.
Share Report Save level 1 5 years ago edited 5 years ago I used Bricks repack but I dont have any frame drops in any games or these files.
EDIT: Ran a scan and found 12 reg keys that prevented me from opening regedit, all good now though.
Share Report Save level 2 5 years ago How did you remove the keys I cant open regedit.
Counter strike 1Share Report Save level 1 5 years ago I dont have this problem, but I do that thew problem with regedit not working.
Share Report Save level 1 5 years ago I checked and i dont have any of these maleware 7 but my game does not work 1 Share Report Save level 1 5 years ago Got the same thing when I installed Dying Light.
It wasnt disguised as VLC though, was trying to disguise itself as a graphics driver.
Ngu idle hackedShare Report Save level 1 5 years ago i had this miner from some other torrent some time ago 1 Share Report Save level 1 5 years ago I was in the process of downloading the Sinker one but it got deleted on TPB and apparently it also had a bitcoin miner in it.