Popular antivirus software installs crypto mining tool
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January 10, 2022

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Don't do it - This antivirus software installs crypto-miner (and takes a cut)

Don't do it - This antivirus software installs crypto-miner (and takes a cut)

When installing antivirus software, you expect it to protect against security threats. The last thing you want to find packaged in the program is a crypto-miner. But that is what users of this popular antivirus software are discovering. We'll explain what's going on and give you a better antivirus option.

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