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* About 20% of the users have good graphic cards, but are not sophisticated enough to install drivers. * 30% of victims are Americans. * 80% have an antivirus
by tuananh 14y ago
* About 20% of the users have good graphic cards, but are not sophisticated enough to install drivers.
* 30% of victims are Americans.
* 80% have an antivirus installed.
* An average income of $40 per day (bitcoin only). May vary up to $1,000.
- rntksi 14y agoThanks for the summary. People obviously think they're safe when they have an AV solution installed...
- smsm42 14y ago$40 per day is weak. Less than California minimum wage. And the risks are considerable. Reminds of the work of Sudhir Venkatesh who found that average wage for drug dealing grunt is about $3.30/hr - not far from what we're seeing here, though at least bot herder doesn't risk being shot. He is right that this thing has no future for him.
- computator 14y ago> About 20% of the users have good graphic cards, but are not sophisticated enough to install drivers, so my [Bitcoin] miner can't run. If he has root-level control of the systems, why doesn't he install the needed drivers himself? Somebody already asked him this question on reddit, but he didn't answer. Does anyone have any idea why he wouldn't/couldn't/shouldn't install drivers himself?
- fromhet 14y agoAlso, why not mine litecoins (cpu's are good at doing that, so no drivers needed and he can mine bitcoins at the same time) and sell them for bitcoins? They are worth enough that his profits would go up noticeably much.