Cryptomining process detection

Cryptomining malware degrades the performance of useful applications, increases electricity bills, and may cause system crashes and even hardware damage due to abuse. The Cryptomining process detection feature protects your devices against cryptomining malware to prevent unsanctioned using of computer resources.

Administrators can enable Cryptomining process detection, without enabling Active Protection. Default setting: Enabled.

This feature is enabled by default if the Advanced Security + XDR pack is enabled (from C24.11, this feature and Active Protection are included as part of the Advanced Security + XDR pack).
Cryptomining process detection is not supported for Linux.

To configure network folder protection

  1. In the Create protection plan window, expand the Antivirus & Antimalware protection module.
  2. Click Cryptomining process detection.
  3. Use the Detect cryptomining processes toggle to enable or disable the feature.
  4. Select what to do with processes suspected of cryptomining activities:

    5. Default setting: Stop the process

    • Notify only—The software generates an alert.

    • Stop the process — The software generates an alert and stops the process.

  5. Click Done to apply the selected options to your protection plan.