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If it's installed without warning, I'm sure you'll also get a lovely surprise on your electricity bill when it turns out your laptop has been mining crypto when
by ljm 5y ago
If it's installed without warning, I'm sure you'll also get a lovely surprise on your electricity bill when it turns out your laptop has been mining crypto when you thought it was sleeping.
They're basically turning their installed user base into a botnet and charging customers money for the pleasure. I hope they get taken to court over it.
- jallen_dot_dev 5y agoYour electricity bill is $10.00 higher this month. But don't worry! You earned $8.50 in your Norton Crypto wallet.
- kingcharles 5y agoCongratulations! This month you have earned 8 "dollars" and 50 "cents" in NortCoin(tm).
- michaelmrose 5y agoThat you now have to pay $5 in fees to extract from said wallet.
- perennate 5y agoIt is installed but not activated without warning AFAIK. According to https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v138388461 https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v... the user must first agree to a Norton Crypto License and Services Agreement and then explicitly activate the miner before anything will happen.