[ NNSquad ] Report: Bitcoin Miners being planted in programs being surreptitiously installed on users' computers

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Report: Bitcoin Miners being planted in programs being surreptitiously
installed on users' computers

http://j.mp/1eBaID5  (Techienews)

     "These miners surreptitiously carry out Bitcoin mining operations on the
     user's system consuming valuable CPU time without explicitly asking
     for user's consent. Because of the extensive mathematical calculations
     involved, the mining operation consumes a lot of CPU resource and
     renders the user's system almost useless for regular operations.
     Malwarebytes first came across such an instance of a Bitcoin miner
     when one of the users of its software requested for assistance on
     November 22 through a forum post."

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--Lauren--
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