Stubborn BitCoin Virus won't budge. GPU Usage 100%

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cyborgcity

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I don't think any one will be able to help with this but though I'd put it out there. I've had a bitcoin virus on my pc for 2-3 months now which pins my gpu usage at 100%. SInce I've recognized it I've just been leaving task manager open 24/7 as it kills the process. The virus also doesn't run when internet is off. I must of received it via torrenting. I've scoured forums and guides to know success. I've tried finding the process in processexplorer and initially I located the csrss.exe showing some gpu usage but this file can't be terminated and I couldn't find a fake replica of the file. Now in processexplorer I can't even locate any gpu usage files but the usage is still 100%. Anti Virus I've tried in safe mode with net off;
-Avast
-Avira
-Malware Bytes
-Rogue Killer
-Hitman Pro
-Adware Cleaner
-IOBit Malware Cleaner
-Norman Malware Cleaner
-Windows Scannow

All of these programs found malware which has been deleted but the virus is still there. The only option I see left is to completely wipe the hard drive but I don't wanna do that for obvious reasons and I keep hoping one of the virus programs will update and kill the virus. And also the virus isn't really operational with task manager open so I havn't been wearing out my gpu. If anyone has any experience with bitcoin viruses your help would be great.
 

Deehomes

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I'm not too familiar with bitcoins and how the whole process works, but if I were I would go ahead and do a fresh install of your OS. If you can, backup your files to an external drive of some sorts before wiping the hard drive. It's unfortunate you got a virus as nasty as that =/.
 

Lutfij

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Hey there cyborgcity,
Its pretty obvious that your foray into torrent downloading has lead you to endure with a secret passenger among your files. Although you need assistance, we, here on Tom's don't endorse and/or assist people with those who have used pirated content.

As an example I'll leave this thread open and in case you are unsure of your infraction please re-read the terms of use that you'd agreed upon during your registration.
 

cyborgcity

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A simple refresh of win 8 has killed this virus. Turned out better than I thought as I really thought I'd have to reset to default and lose everything. Good to have a clean drive again.
 
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