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Guru3D.com » News » New version of Norton 360 installs a crypto miner on your PC by default

New version of Norton 360 installs a crypto miner on your PC by default

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/05/2022 04:04 PM | source: norton.com | 56 comment(s)
New version of Norton 360 installs a crypto miner on your PC by default

If you are a user of Norton 360 antivirus, then you might want to ditch the software altogether. Ever since last year they've been experimenting with a crypto miner, which now is getting enabled by default. And they're doing this silently.

On social platforms more and more users are starting to complain about the 'new feature' which has absolutely nothing to do with the core functionality of the software suite, being anti-virus software. If you read up on the explanation from Norton, the miner is mining ethereum. Norton claims to store the crypto at their servers, and take a 15% share. Whilst that sounds fair, you need to weigh in that you yourself are paying for your hardware investment and energy used. meaning, Norton gets 15% of your ethereum value by doing ... exactly nothing. 

Unfortunately, this is once again, one of the many examples where a company goes wrong. Meanwhile, end-users are now complaining that they cannot seem to disable the miner.  According to Twitter user Chantelle, users should first navigate to Norton 360's admin settings page and disable Norton Product Tamper Protection. NCrypt.exe can be uninstalled only after it has been disabled.

Norton has explained in a faq that the service is activated only with the user's permission (opt-in). Additionally, users can disable the service through the Norton Crypto dashboard. The corporation makes no explanation in the faq as to why the miner is now installed automatically. if you weigh in energy cost and hardware write-off, the bottom line is that the end-user is at a loss and Norton is making a profit. Despite the mentioned 0.85:0.15 ratio.

Norton does not have to do anything for this and you bear the costs. Our advice, uninstall Norton software and walk away from that brand, and never use their software again. It's the only way that companies will learn that what they are implementing, is wrong.

 

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New version of Norton 360 installs a crypto miner on your PC by default




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alanm
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#5979475 Posted on: 01/05/2022 08:53 PM
Have feeling they will remove it sooner or later. When they wake up to the reality that it will damage their brand far more than mining can compensate from.

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#5979483 Posted on: 01/05/2022 09:12 PM
@Hilbert Hagedoorn

Maybe a little article on how to remove all traces of Norton from ones PC?

Download and run the Norton Remove and Reinstall tool for Windows

This removal tool they make is really good as long as you click advanced options and remove only which they don't want you to do so they obscure it.

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#5979491 Posted on: 01/05/2022 09:38 PM
Guess Norton has a few million checks to mail out to the users'; that would also include the interest accrued on said money also. Wonder how many improperly maintained desktops/laptops got overheated and damaged by this. Norton has opened the floodgates this time. The Anti-Trust people are going to eat Norton alive. This is going to get real good once it hits the nightly news.

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#5979511 Posted on: 01/05/2022 11:00 PM
So norton was the virus all along :p

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#5979514 Posted on: 01/05/2022 11:08 PM


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