https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Earn-Easy-Money-from-Home/m-p/48991#M5634 <P>Hit my "inbox" overnight:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>Norton 360</STRONG>, one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. Norton’s parent firm says the cloud-based service that activates the program and allows customers to profit from the scheme — in which the company keeps 15 percent of any currencies mined — is “opt-in,” meaning users have to agree to enable it. But many Norton users complain the mining program is difficult to remove…. [<A href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/norton-360-now-comes-with-a-cryptominer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cite</A>]<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Effectively, they have added "malware" to an anti-malware product, confirming the old joke that AV software is in-and-of-itself a virus.&nbsp; This action causes me to question if <STRONG>any</STRONG> NortonLifeLock (formerly, Symantec) product belongs on my computers.&nbsp; &nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Putting my "risk analysis" hat on for a moment, it occurs to me that what they have done is very much a risk-the-company move.&nbsp; Had they simply offered Ehtereum mining as a separate product, I would have had no concerns (although I would not have bought it).&nbsp; &nbsp;It is the act of bundling itself that was the bone-head move.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:11:41 GMT denbesten 2022-01-10T13:11:41Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Earn-Easy-Money-from-Home/m-p/48991#M5634 <P>Hit my "inbox" overnight:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>Norton 360</STRONG>, one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. Norton’s parent firm says the cloud-based service that activates the program and allows customers to profit from the scheme — in which the company keeps 15 percent of any currencies mined — is “opt-in,” meaning users have to agree to enable it. But many Norton users complain the mining program is difficult to remove…. [<A href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/norton-360-now-comes-with-a-cryptominer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cite</A>]<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Effectively, they have added "malware" to an anti-malware product, confirming the old joke that AV software is in-and-of-itself a virus.&nbsp; This action causes me to question if <STRONG>any</STRONG> NortonLifeLock (formerly, Symantec) product belongs on my computers.&nbsp; &nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Putting my "risk analysis" hat on for a moment, it occurs to me that what they have done is very much a risk-the-company move.&nbsp; Had they simply offered Ehtereum mining as a separate product, I would have had no concerns (although I would not have bought it).&nbsp; &nbsp;It is the act of bundling itself that was the bone-head move.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:11:41 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Earn-Easy-Money-from-Home/m-p/48991#M5634 denbesten 2022-01-10T13:11:41Z