Avira Crypto: Next antivirus provider relies on Ethereum mining
With Avira, another provider of antivirus software relies on a function for Ethereum mining on users’ computers. The Norton Crypto offered by the parent company was meanwhile not well received – not only because Nortonlifelock also earned.
Last week, Cory Doctorow, scifi author and critical Internet observer, drew attention to the crypto miner Norton Crypto on Twitter with a real outcry – “This is fucking wild”. The criticism: Antivirus software manufacturer Nortonlifelock is quietly installing crypto mining software on its users’ computers and collecting commission. Users: inside …
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