Advice Request Hitman pro

[Harputlu]

Hitman pro result : norton pua ???

 

[forgottenuser79643]

Its the Norton Crypto Feature. It's been flagged/detected by many as a riskware Bitcoin Miner since last year. From what I understand, correct me here anyone, is that it behaves exactly the same as malicious(?) crypto mining software/applications taking away CPU cycles.

NCrypt.exe deteced as RiskWare.BitCoinMiner

Hello to all, In parallel with Norton 360, the MalwareBytes 4.4.3 program is also installed on my Windows 10. This program has now detected the file C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.21.6.51\NCrypt.exe as a threat RiskWare.BitCoinMiner. Does anyone have any idea if this is a false...

community.norton.com

What's new in Norton 22.21.6.51?

• Norton Crypto - A safer way to turn your idle PC into a money maker.
  A safer and easier way to mine crypto and store your earnings in the cloud more securely. For more information, please visit Introducing Norton Crypto blog.
  
  More info and screenshot available at https://community.norton.com/en/blo...norton-security-2221651-windows-now-available

 

[show-Zi]

-Looking for a mummy and becoming a mummy myself-
It's a Japanese saying
It has the same meaning as "Many go out for wool and come home shorn".

 

[Vitali Ortzi]

Yes Norton became malware as putting a Bitcoin miner in a security product is definitely malicious