Virtual currency mining function will be implemented in the long-established antivirus software “Norton” brand
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Norton Lifelock , which develops the security software ``Norton 360 ,'' announced on June 2, 2021 that it will include a ``virtual currency mining function'' in Norton 360.
NortonLifeLock Unveils Norton Crypto | Business Wire
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NortonLifeLock Inc. - NortonLifeLock Unveils Norton Crypto
Antivirus Provider NortonLifelock Gets Into Cryptocurrency Mining | PCMag
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The name of the mining function installed in 'Norton 360' is 'Norton Crypto'. If you look at the image below published by Norton Life Lock, you can see that the virtual currency Ethereum is mined using GPU on Norton 360.
“Users can mine cryptocurrencies with just a few clicks and transfer their earned cryptocurrencies to the Norton Crypto Wallet,” said Gagan Singh, chief product officer at NortonLifeLock. Since the mined virtual currency is stored in the cloud, it will not be lost due to storage failure.
'As cryptocurrencies become an important part of consumers' lives, we want to make it possible for consumers to mine cryptocurrencies with Norton, a brand they can trust,' said Vincent Perrette, CEO of NortonLifeLock. allows the execution of unchecked code to perform cryptocurrency mining, but Norton Crypto provides a safe and reliable way to avoid having to take such risks. ” states.
In response to a question from CNN, Norton Lifelock said, ``We plan to start slowly with a focus on helping customers safely mine Ethereum, but we plan to add other popular cryptocurrencies in the future. We are considering it.'
Norton Crypto will be available to some invited users starting June 3rd, and will be available to all Norton 360 users in the coming weeks.
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