ninagusev47/silent-crypto-miner

Silent Crypto Miner is a Python tool that builds custom cryptocurrency mining programs for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Rather than being a miner you just run, it is a builder: you pick settings such as which coin algorithm to use, options include Monero, Ethereum Classic, Kaspa, Ravencoin, and a few others, choose a mining pool to connect to, and decide how the finished program should behave, then it compiles those choices into a standalone executable file. The README describes several features aimed at hiding the miner rather than just running it efficiently. These include renaming the built program to look like a normal Windows process such as svchost, writing an entry to the Windows registry so it starts automatically, pausing mining when the computer is being actively used or running on battery, and capping CPU and GPU usage at a set percentage. A scheduling option restricts mining to specific hours. All of this is chosen through a menu after launching the program with a setup script that creates a virtual environment and installs the needed Python packages, including a terminal interface library, an encryption library for storing credentials, and libraries for network requests and monitoring system resources. Configuration lives in a JSON file containing the mining pool address, the wallet address that receives earnings, and the stealth settings described above. The README explicitly warns not to commit this file to version control because it can hold sensitive details. Because it is built to disguise itself as a system process, avoid detection by the person using the machine, and start automatically without further action, this project matches the pattern of software written to mine cryptocurrency on a computer without the owner's knowledge or consent, sometimes called cryptojacking. Anyone reading this repository should know that installing software like this on a machine you do not own, or without the clear permission of the person who does, is illegal in most places and is not something this explanation endorses.