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Just FYI, there are no cryptominers on PIA's privacy-focused antivirus ... our antivirus protects you from malware while also protecting your privacy -- more info: privateinternetaccess.com/antivirus
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Norton360 isn't the only antivirus product installing cryptominers. Avira, a "free" antivirus product w/ > 500M users, recently introduced users to Avira Crypto. Avira is now owned by NortonLifeLock, which also just bought Avast antivirus (500M users) krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/500m-a
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The antivirus industry has invaded people's privacy for a long, long time. FYI, Private Internet Access has an antivirus that protects people's privacy, allowing users complete control over what their antivirus collects, sends, and reports. Check it out: privateinternetaccess.com/antivirus
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Antivirus giant Norton 360 has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on users PCs, but says the service that enables the miner is opt-in. Users report miner is hard to remove. Customer reactions range from unease/disbelief to "dude, where's my crypto?" krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/norton
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Critical Update: PIA's VPN server infrastructure has been updated to offer protection against #log4j/#log4j2/#log4jshell. All users connected to PIA's VPN are now protected against the most common attack vectors. Read the article for more info:
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