nortrom
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H τελευταία έκδοση του utorrent εγκαθιστά και ένα miner, δηλαδή ένα πρόγραμμα που χρησιμοποιεί CPU/GPU για να δημιουργήσει Litecoins (παρόμοιο των Bitcoin). Όσοι έχετε και ανανεώνετε Utorrent δώστε μεγάλη προσοχη στο τελευταίο update και τι εγκαθιστά.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/6/8161251/utorrents-secret-bitcoin-miner-adware-malware
<blockquote>uTorrent's latest update may be hijacking computers to turn a profit. According to a report from Trusted Reviews, the latest update to the popular torrent management software comes bundled with a program called Epic Scale, a Windows program that uses the computer's processor to mine a bitcoin variant called Litecoin in the background.</blockquote>
Σύμφωνα με Bitorrent η εγκατάστασή του miner είναι προαιρετική.
<blockquote>In a statement to The Verge, uTorrent's parent company BitTorrent confirmed that the program was bundled, but disputed that it was happening without user consent. "We have reviewed the issue closely and can confirm there is no silent install happening.... Most likely these users accepted the offer during install," a representative wrote. "Like many software companies, we have partner offers in our install path and our policy is that they are strictly optional."</blockquote>
http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/6/8161251/utorrents-secret-bitcoin-miner-adware-malware
<blockquote>uTorrent's latest update may be hijacking computers to turn a profit. According to a report from Trusted Reviews, the latest update to the popular torrent management software comes bundled with a program called Epic Scale, a Windows program that uses the computer's processor to mine a bitcoin variant called Litecoin in the background.</blockquote>
Σύμφωνα με Bitorrent η εγκατάστασή του miner είναι προαιρετική.
<blockquote>In a statement to The Verge, uTorrent's parent company BitTorrent confirmed that the program was bundled, but disputed that it was happening without user consent. "We have reviewed the issue closely and can confirm there is no silent install happening.... Most likely these users accepted the offer during install," a representative wrote. "Like many software companies, we have partner offers in our install path and our policy is that they are strictly optional."</blockquote>
