I heat my home by mining crypto currencies

Re:I heat my home by mining crypto currencies by gkfasdfasdf on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @06:41PM (#26244599)

Seems like there should be a way to have NiceHash sign their binaries or otherwise vet with Microsoft so Defender can automatically allow it. Setting an exception seems like it makes it a target for other malware to hijack or piggyback on.

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Re:I heat my home by mining crypto currencies by Sohcahtoa82 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @07:33PM (#26245019)

A signed binary won't help.

Cryptominers fall into the "Potentially Unwanted Program" category, along with remote access software like a VNC server. They're not malware, but can be installed maliciously. If Windows Defender finds a cryptominer, it has no way to determine if it was deliberately installed, so it flags. Manually excepting the directory NiceHash installs the miners is the only way around it.

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Re:I heat my home by mining crypto currencies by bigiain on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @08:22PM (#26245450)

I wonder if other actual malware now actively looks for that directory to opportunistically install itself into if available?

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Re:I heat my home by mining crypto currencies by gkfasdfasdf on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @10:00PM (#26246123)

Yes this would be my concern!

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