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500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

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JANUARY 8, 2022

Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular Norton 360 antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money mining virtual currency. Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. Avira Free Antivirus). Avira Crypto. In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. One of the men indicted as part of APT41 — now 35-year-old Tan DaiLin — was the subject of a 2012 KrebsOnSecurity story that sought to shed light on a Chinese antivirus product marketed as Anvisoft. Image: FBI.

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500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

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