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Seems like there should be a way to have NiceHash sign their binaries or otherwise vet with Microsoft so Defender can automatically allow it. Setting an excepti
by gkfasdfasdf 6y ago
Seems like there should be a way to have NiceHash sign their binaries or otherwise vet with Microsoft so Defender can automatically allow it. Setting an exception seems like it makes it a target for other malware to hijack or piggyback on.
- Sohcahtoa82 6y agoA signed binary won't help. Cryptominers fall into the "Potentially Unwanted Program" category, along with remote access software like a VNC server. They're not malware, but can be installed maliciously. If Windows Defender finds a cryptominer, it has no way to determine if it was deliberately installed, so it flags. Manually excepting the directory NiceHash installs the miners is the only way around it.
- bigiain 6y agoI wonder if other actual malware now actively looks for that directory to opportunistically install itself into if available?
- gkfasdfasdf 6y agoYes this would be my concern!