Norton 360 Antivirus Now Mines Cryptocurrency

HowToGeek ^ | 5 January 2022 | Dave LeClair

[ShadowAce]

I recently bought a brand new Dell laptop. It came with Windows on it. I booted it up into windows once just to ensure the hardware wasn't DOA. Then within 30 min of unboxing it I had wiped it's SSD and installed Manjaro on it. I'm using it now to type this.

I did the same thing for my wife. Not Manjaro, though.

My laptop came with Linux already installed.

[CaptainK]

What will happen in 20 years when the world's electrical grid is overloaded with recharging cars and crypto miners?

[Openurmind]

Good for you! Very few have the courage to do that. Take a brand new out of the box PC and wipe it and install Linux. I do and have done it several times now. And was absolutely happy to put my trust in Linux because it just works and removes all the MS issues from the get go. I think most are worried about the warranty, but I have no clue why they continue to drag around that MS ball and chain after the warranty is up...

[Openurmind]

“My laptop came with Linux already installed.”

Do you mind sharing there you sourced that Ace?

[ShadowAce]

Not at all--it came from System76

[Openurmind]

Cool! Thank you so much sir! Sounds like they need some more business thrown their way! :)

[Openurmind]

How do you like the default Pop OS? Just ubuntu under the hood right? Curios question? Can you right click the tool panel and move it to the bottom if you like?

[ShadowAce]

Pop!_OS is OK. It is a variant of Ubuntu, like you mentioned. I installed KDE, though, and use that as my DE. I find it easier to use.

[Openurmind]

Thank you! :)

[ShadowAce]

How do you like the default Pop OS? Just ubuntu under the hood right? Curios question? Can you right click the tool panel and move it to the bottom if you like?

If you are interested in it, it will run under a VM. Just DL it from their website. That way, you can try it before you buy the hardware.

[Openurmind]

Yes... Absolutely, was looking at that. I will install it to an external portable full OS drive and test drive it. :)

[refreshed]

I would like more information on this. I use Discord as an Internet radio broadcast platform. I have suspected shenanigans for a little while.

[Paal Gulli]

Norton hasn’t made anything worth paying for since Peter Norton left in search of greener pastures.

[Openurmind]

I will PM you with what happened to me and how I found it.

[minnesota_bound]

It has always been hard to fully uninstall Norton to begin with. Now you are making them money using your electricity.

[refreshed]

That would be very much appreciated.👍 Thanks!

[Bikkuri]

Norton Utilities was the BEST (and most powerful) you could get back in the DOS days.
It went off a cliff when Peter Norton sold him company :P
I haven’t used it since.

[Bikkuri]

**him=his**... DOH!

[Bikkuri]

I thought you prefer Fedora..?!

[Bikkuri]

Any DE NOT KDE irritates the heck out of me :P