Norton 360 installs Ethereum miners on computers

Some time ago we mentioned that Microsoft Edge contains bloatware. If you thought it was bad, expect to hear it today. Norton 360 installs a crypto miner on users' computers called Norton Crypto.

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How can a supplier να καταφύγει σε τέτοιες πρακτικές; Υποτίθεται ότι το προϊόν αποτρέπει την εγκατάσταση και την εκτέλεση τέτοιων προγραμμάτων. Λοιπόν, η συγκεκριμένη λειτουργία φαίνεται να είναι νόμιμη, και η εταιρεία την αναφέρει στο FAQ. Ανακοινώθηκε για πρώτη φορά πέρυσι, και Norton εξηγεί πώς λειτουργεί το Norton Crypto.

The company s characterizes Norton Crypto as a “feature”, which will your computer for cryptocurrency mining when Norton 360 detects that the system is idle. Settings will be managed by Norton.

Το Norton Crypto είναι διαθέσιμο σε όλα τα πακέτα. Το νόμισμα που εξορύσσεται από το λογισμικό είναι το Ethereum και η Norton δημιουργεί ένα ψηφιακό πορτοφόλι για κάθε χρήστη πριν ξεκινήσει την εξόρυξη. Η εταιρεία αναφέρει ότι το ψηφιακό for the wallet is only available to the specific user, it is encrypted and stored in the cloud. Users can transfer the contents of their digital wallets to Coinbase, so they can make withdrawals.

But this mining possibility is . Norton will charge users 15% of what users earned, while transferring cryptocurrency (on Coinbase) between blockchain networks could also incur additional fees.

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