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dmajor2 | 4 years ago

Norton 360, which if memory serves has been a stalwart of the preinstall game now installs an opt-in Cryptominer. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/norton-360-now-comes-wit...

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pavlov|4 years ago

Further evidence that crypto is truly a cancer on software.

mrb|4 years ago

If Norton 360 installed Folding@home, would you call F@H a "cancer"? No, you wouldn't. The true cancer here is pre-installed antivirus software such as Norton.

yjftsjthsd-h|4 years ago

> truly a cancer on software.

Possibly crypto, definitely a lot of AV software.

znpy|4 years ago

> Further evidence that crypto is truly a cancer on software.

you might want to correct "crypto" with "cryptocurrency", at least

tata71|4 years ago

> Further evidence that crypto is truly a cancer on software.

Yes, on the bastion of healthy software that is...third party antivirus(!?)

panarky|4 years ago

Further evidence that free antivirus tools are malware.