02:38:56 <crypto_grampy[m]> https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/500m-avira-antivirus-users-introduced-to-cryptomining/
02:41:19 <crypto_grampy[m]> What happens when a company with a massive userbase of 500 million throws a 'legal' monero miner on by default?  
02:42:23 <crypto_grampy[m]> and they point all those miners at say minexmr?
04:04:57 <selsta> is this the second anti virus that now mines crypto?
04:05:03 <gingeropolous> then minexmr will hopefully raise their fee and let the money roll right in
04:05:15 <crypto_grampy[m]> selsta: yes
04:05:15 <selsta> I remember reading this before
04:05:46 <crypto_grampy[m]> Norton also did it
04:06:03 <selsta> I feel bad for everyone who installs this
04:06:15 <selsta> ok I guess they come preinstalled
04:06:19 <crypto_grampy[m]> And there's that 'Massive' company that already got the thumbs up / bypasses from the antivirus apps and Microsoft
04:06:39 <gingeropolous> how clueless or thick with eth do you have to be to think that designing these antivirus miners around ethereum is the best option
04:07:19 <crypto_grampy[m]> It's definitely very odd.  How many people with an 8GB+ gpu are going to install some shitty antivirus app??
04:23:54 <merope> It's targeted to gamers and people with high-end PCs
04:24:19 <merope> The fun part is the 15% fee they tack on this "service"
04:24:30 <crypto_grampy[m]> yeah it's insane