MineGuard
A lightweight endpoint monitor that detects unauthorized crypto miners on home or office PCs — flags suspicious CPU/GPU activity, identifies the algorithm and pool, and quarantines the malicious process in one click.
Home PC users and small business owners worried about hidden crypto miners on their devices
- Real-time CPU/GPU baseline vs. current usage with anomaly alerts when the machine is idle
- Signature and behavior matching against known miner pools (Nanopool, SupportXMR, Hashvault, etc.)
- One-click quarantine and removal with a clear explanation of what was caught
- Weekly digest of every detection attempt across all protected devices
The trending GitHub repo — a polished cross-platform cryptojacker builder with stealth mode, registry persistence and process disguise — proves the threat is commoditized; defenders need a consumer-friendly counter, not enterprise AV.
SonicWall reported cryptojacking up 659% YoY in 2023 and SilentCryptoMiner infected 2,000+ Russian devices; mainstream consumer awareness confirmed by Malwarebytes' dedicated cryptojacking explainer page.SilentCryptoMiner Infects 2,000 Russian Devices: A Deep Dive ↗Cryptojacking - What is it, and how does it work? | Malwarebytes ↗
Crowded by enterprise/AV incumbents (Kaspersky, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Malwarebytes) that bundle miner detection as a feature; no clear standalone consumer-focused cryptojacker blocker surfaced in search.Best Cryptojacking Software | 2026 Edition - gitnux.org ↗Cryptojacking - What is it, and how does it work? | Malwarebytes ↗
Dedicated consumer anti-cryptojacker products with published pricing did not surface; most protection is bundled into antivirus suites (Bitdefender, Kaspersky ~$30-100/yr), making standalone willingness-to-pay uncertain.9 Best Crypto-Trading Security Software [Antivirus & More] ↗2025's Best Crypto Security Tools to Audit, Protect & Detect Threats ↗
Mixed: SonicWall H1 2024 mid-year report shows 60% decline in crypto miner attacks, but Monero-mining malware families continue to evolve and reappear, suggesting threat will persist but plateau.SonicWall 2024 Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report ↗SIEM agent being used in SilentCryptoMiner attacks | Securelist ↗
Algorithm/pool detection requires behavioral heuristics plus a signature DB of miner pool domains; one-click quarantine is straightforward on Windows via EDR-style APIs but cross-platform support adds meaningful build cost and ongoing maintenance burden.