How to remove the MICROSOFTHOST.EXE CPU Miner?

MICROSOFTHOST.EXE detected as CoinMiner.MICROSOFTHOST.
Since cryptocurrencies are worth a lot of money nowadays, hackers are always trying to find some unique, creative ways to mine these currencies on your PC.
MICROSOFTHOST.EXE is included in a trojan, and its primary focus is to mine crypto coins.
This is a digital currency that has become very valuable right now, and its prices are getting higher.

Technical Information:

Full path on a computer= %COMMON APPDATA%\WINDOWSTASK\MICROSOFTHOST.EXE

Once the trojan and MICROSOFTHOST.EXE are on your computer, you will automatically start mining this in the background, whether you like it or not.
You will notice that this process doesn’t arrive on its own. Normally, it comes with content you get from the internet.
There are some legitimate downloads that include this MICROSOFTHOST.EXE process.
However, they chose not to disclose it. So yes, you can end up with this process running without your knowledge.

How does the MICROSOFTHOST.EXE process affect your computer?
What you have to keep in mind is that this is a process focused on both your graphics card and CPU.
The way you identify this process is when you see your graphics card and CPU at 90% or 100% usage even if you don’t do anything major.
Another way to identify this problem is when your programs take a lot of time to launch, and your computer is very slow.
In case you see this, and your GPU or CPU fans are very noisy, then you have to check the processes and see if MICROSOFTHOST.EXE is in there.
If that’s the case, don’t panic. We are here to help you figure out how to remove it quickly.

You have 2 ways to remove MICROSOFTHOST.EXE:

You have 2 ways

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

You know only one virus name: "MICROSOFTHOST.EXE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
UnHackMe is fully free for 30-days!

Here’s how to remove MICROSOFTHOST.EXE virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove MICROSOFTHOST.EXE virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove MICROSOFTHOST.EXE redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove MICROSOFTHOST.EXE manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see MICROSOFTHOST.EXE or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to MICROSOFTHOST.EXE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.