500M Avira antivirus users introduced to cryptomining
So did I read correctly that Avira, Norton and Avast have been/will be bought by the same company (Symantec, but rebranded), with the sole intention of getting their existing userbases to mine crypto for Symantec?<p>This is absolutely bonkers. Most users are unlikely to even make back their electricity cost (arguments for space heating can be made, but not in summer), and paying out the minuscule sums is impossible due to transaction fees.<p>Hoping that somebody will sue this endeavor into oblivion.