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Review: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/hands-on-with-norton-antivirus-ethereum-mining-the-good-and-the-bad/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.

by tpmx 5y ago

Review: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/hands-on-with-norton-antivirus-ethereum-mining-the-good-and-the-bad/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/hands-o... + It's opt-in + It's easy to use - 36 hours of running it did not result in a "single penny" (see review for details, may have changed now) - Uses 100% of the GPU capacity when the GPU is ~idle, with no way of adjusting the mining rate - 15% mining fee

iso1631 5y ago
Does it tell you how much extra electricity you're using?
- tpmx 5y ago
  How could it know? Edit: It would actually be nice if the PSU (and all of the various subsystems, like the GPU) were required to measure the power usage and report it to the OS. I'm sure one of those ATX pins could be repurposed to include signalling, somehow.
  - duskwuff 5y ago
    Most GPUs have power sensors that can be read from software. Even if they don't, they could make an estimate based on the model of the GPU.
- Hamuko 5y ago
  Considering they market it as "PC's idle time into cash", I don't think they're much interested in telling you that you're in fact burning through electricity to make Norton money.
low_tech_love 5y ago
Is it opt-in, though? The twitter post said it’s impossible to disable and the FAQ literally does not have a single question on “how can I disable it?”.
- jodrellblank 5y ago
  The screenshots from [1] shows it saying "Turn your PC's idle time into cash. Show me how". Would that make sense if you had no choice in the matter? And on the second screenshot it has "Pause mining" button. [1] from: https://community.norton.com/en/blogs/product-service-announcements/introducing-norton-crypto https://community.norton.com/en/blogs/product-service-announ...
  - perennate 5y ago
    See also https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v138388461 https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v... seems clearly opt-in.

by tpmx 5y ago

iso1631 5y ago

Does it tell you how much extra electricity you're using?

tpmx 5y ago
How could it know? Edit: It would actually be nice if the PSU (and all of the various subsystems, like the GPU) were required to measure the power usage and report it to the OS. I'm sure one of those ATX pins could be repurposed to include signalling, somehow.
- duskwuff 5y ago
  Most GPUs have power sensors that can be read from software. Even if they don't, they could make an estimate based on the model of the GPU.
Hamuko 5y ago
Considering they market it as "PC's idle time into cash", I don't think they're much interested in telling you that you're in fact burning through electricity to make Norton money.

low_tech_love 5y ago

Is it opt-in, though? The twitter post said it’s impossible to disable and the FAQ literally does not have a single question on “how can I disable it?”.

jodrellblank 5y ago
The screenshots from [1] shows it saying "Turn your PC's idle time into cash. Show me how". Would that make sense if you had no choice in the matter? And on the second screenshot it has "Pause mining" button. [1] from: https://community.norton.com/en/blogs/product-service-announcements/introducing-norton-crypto https://community.norton.com/en/blogs/product-service-announ...
- perennate 5y ago
  See also https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v138388461 https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v... seems clearly opt-in.