Remove EpicScale.exe - Here's how
If you discover the process EpicScale.exe, you probably have a Bitcoin miner on your PC and should remove it immediately.
Remove EpicScale.exe from Windows
EpicScale is an allegedly scientific project. The tool usually gets to your computer unnoticed by free software such as uTorrent. If your PC is not currently under heavy load, the tool starts up and uses your computer in the background to calculate various tasks. Supposedly also as a Bitcoin miner. How to remove it:
- Task Manager: Open the Task Manager and look for the "EpicScale.exe" process. Right-click on it and select the "End Process" option. Then confirm the process.
- Uninstall EpicScale: Open the Control Panel and sort the list of installed programs by the installation date. Remove the entry "EpicScale" here. You can find detailed instructions in the practical tip "Uninstalling Windows programs".
- AdwCleaner: The rest is done for you by the free AdwCleaner. The tool specializes in such adware. Carry out a scan and then remove all finds.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: If EpicScale has not been completely removed, you should also use a virus scanner. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is extremely reliable in both the detection and removal of viruses.
- If you no longer use uTorrent, you should uninstall uTorrent.