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I’m sorry but this is the funniest thing ever. Wasn’t it just a few years ago we were joking that AV software is the virus? How far have we come.
by feupan 5y ago
I’m sorry but this is the funniest thing ever. Wasn’t it just a few years ago we were joking that AV software is the virus? How far have we come.
- _jal 5y agoPerhaps for their next trick they can improve the customer experience in a related niche with bundled ransomware.
- bombcar 5y agoI could see an "encryption as a service" being added, where you can use it fine after you stop subscribing, but if you forget your info and want to recover/reset your password you need to pay ...
- blackboxlogic 5y agoAnd to help even more customers the antivirus could spread between computers using the local network, or by emailing installers to all your contacts.
- benttoothpaste 5y agoIt looks like your Norton 360 subscription has not been renewed. The contents of your disk are therefore encrypted. In order to obtain the decryption key, please submit your subscription payment within the next seven days. For your convenience, we accept Visa and Mastercard -- unlike some of our competitors that require payments only in BTC!
- creaturemachine 5y agoOr maybe they can automatically pay your ransom using the derpcoin wallet that you've been paying for via your power bill.
- munk-a 5y agoThey'll harvest AV computer resources for DDOS attacks and give a portion of the proceeds from selling that service on the dark web to customers. It's clearly a win/win!
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoWhen I say that I am not joking. AV software is worse than useless at its best.
- prox 5y agoIn the .com era, everything was about the sale and pitch of the new .com that would storm the world with its new economy features. It was everywhere and you had to be “in” Not much has changed with crypto. Everyone and everything has to go “in” on crypto. Next up! Texas Calculator adds Crypto Miner “Calc-a-Coin”. Buy now or miss out! Its just waiting for the next crash when people decide they want “out”
- tempodox 5y agoIt's optimization. This malware installs more malware and lets the provider profit while the victim pays the electricity bills.