The Virustotal link is only for further validation.
Everyone should just type the keyword "
PhoenixMiner" in the Google search and see what controversies revolve around it.
I also find it very unusual that the OP, after my negative feedback, has never commented on that matter in any case.
In addition, it is not mentioned in any sentence that I have published a
100% proven accusation!
Because as the title of the thread here already says, they are SUSPICIOUS links...
And let's assume that there is no malicious intent here. This software has nevertheless attracted negative attention several times in constant connection with suspicious activities.
And at least unknown third parties distribute malicious code with it.
For me it remains suspicious. And I do not recommend its use!
Especially for newcomers, who might be in contact with the topic of mining for the first time and might be naive in terms of validation of a trustworthy source of data.
The process known as PhoenixMiner.exe appears to belong to software NiceHash Miner by unknown.
Description: PhoenixMiner.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. PhoenixMiner.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder - e.g. C:\User\NAME\Desktop\PhoenixMiner_4.0b_Windows\
Known file sizes on Windows 10/8/7/XP are 6509568 bytes (66% of all occurrences) or 7797248 bytes
https://www.file.net/prozess/phoenixminer.exe.html The application has no visible window.
There is no file description.
The file is not a Windows system file.
PhoenixMiner.exe is able to monitor applications and manipulate other programs.
Therefore, we rate this file 89% dangerous, but compare this rating with member opinions.