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2022-01-08 12:55:42

Is Norton 360 Mining Ethereum In Your Computer? If It Is, They’ll Take a 15% Cut

The most popular antivirus, Norton 360, made a miner out of everyone. Even though this has been going on for a while, the Internet recently found it out. And traditional Norton customers are livid about it. One of the most controversial parts of the story is the 15% cut that the company takes. This is a commercial program that you have to pay for, so it’s only logical that people are not ok with it. Related Reading | Research: Crypto Mining Malware Still Abundant Despite Market Decline Of course, Norton’s Ethereum mining program is nothing new. Seven months ago, when they were testing it, our sister site Bitcoinist reported on it and said: “A select number of Norton 360 customers, who joined the early adopter program, received their invites to mine Ethereum today. The program is expected to expand to include all 13 million Norton customers in the coming months. In explaining the odd pairing, the firm said cryptocurrency mining is fraught with risk and often involves disabling security and allowing “unvetted code”. This leaves miners vulnerable to skimmed earnings and ransomware. Norton claims to address these issues by enabling users to safely and easily mine cryptocurrency through the user-friendly Norton 360 platform.” Ok, so it’s for your own good. How could you doubt the fine folks at Norton? The Internet Discovers The Existence Of Norton ’s Ethereum Program The mining program went viral when Boing Boing editor Cory D...

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