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 Norton antivirus software comes with crypto miner

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Oltromen Ripot
post Jan 7 2022, 05:46 PM

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I'm using Norton Security on my Windows, Android, iPad.

Where's the button that controls the miner?
Oltromen Ripot
post Jan 7 2022, 05:56 PM

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โ€œIf users have turned on Norton Crypto but no longer wish to use the feature, it can be disabled by temporarily shutting off โ€˜tamper protectionโ€™ (which allows users to modify the Norton installation) and deleting NCrypt.exe from your computer,โ€ NortonLifeLock said in a written statement. - https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/norton-...-a-cryptominer/

Found the file in C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine.
Successfully renamed ncrypt.exe after temporarily disabling tamper protection.


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Oltromen Ripot
post Jan 7 2022, 06:03 PM

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Norton Crypto helps you easily and safely mine Ethereum cryptocurrency using Norton 360 device security for Windows. Norton Crypto helps remove many of the entry barriers in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. You can now turn the idle time of your Windows computer into an opportunity to earn digital currency in a secured way.

You can track and transfer your cryptocurrency earnings using the Norton Crypto Wallet, a secure digital wallet in the cloud that Norton creates for you. You can transfer your cryptocurrency from your Norton Crypto Wallet whenever you want.

Your Windows device must meet the following minimum requirements for this feature to work:

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows 11/10/8/7* (64-bit)

*Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1) or later with SHA2 support

Norton Crypto is not supported on Windows 10 in S mode and Windows running on ARM processors.

Hardware

Graphics card - Nvidia/AMD cards with minimum 6 GB memory

Processor - 1 GHz

RAM - 2 GB (minimum of 512 MB RAM required for Recovery Tool)

Hard disk space - 300 MB of available hard disk space

Norton Crypto is currently available only in the U.S. This feature will be made available in other countries soon.

https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/cu...ions/v138388461
Oltromen Ripot
post Jan 7 2022, 06:54 PM

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QUOTE(azbro @ Jan 7 2022, 06:31 PM)
What's next...
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QUOTE(WaterBuffalo @ Jan 7 2022, 05:37 PM)
Norton Botnet
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Oltromen Ripot
post Jan 7 2022, 08:30 PM

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QUOTE(failed.hashcheck @ Jan 7 2022, 07:41 PM)
And yet some guy in /k use this antivirus to "to secure his home asset" thinking he can afford it so must be good lul
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keyword: parental control.

it's not me that I'm worried for.

i find the potent mixture good enough to stop my kids in their tracks across multiple os and devices.

- family link from google (free)
- family safety from microsoft (free)
- norton family from norton (paid)

 

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