Norton and Avast install crytpominer software without user consent

Author

Brian Krebs

Date

8 Jan 2022

“Norton360 isn’t the only antivirus product installing cryptominers. Avira, a “free” antivirus product w/ > 500M users, recently introduced users to Avira Crypto. Avira is now owned by NortonLifeLock, which also just bought Avast antivirus (500M users)”

Norton and Avast install crytpominer software without user consent

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