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December 1, 2013 02:49 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Cr4GuWN0vSs/story01.htm
Apps come bundled with secret Bitcoin mining programs, paper over the practice withEULAs
Researchers at Malwarebytes have discovered that some programs covertly install Bitcoin-mining software on users' computers, papering over the practice by including sneaky language in their license agreements allowing for "computer calculations, security." The malicious programs include YourFreeProxy from Mutual Public, AKA We Build Toolbars, LLC, AKA WBT.Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Cr4GuWN0vSs/story01.htm
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