We asked Norton if it would make a pledge that the feature would always be opt-in, and spokesperson Spring Harris told us that “ feature requires special device hardware and user consent to function. We confirmed that ourselves, and it could be good news for anyone worried about Norton remotely activating the feature. You can delete NCrypt.exe if you turn off the tamper protection featureĪ NortonLifeLock spokesperson also told The Verge in an email that you can completely remove NCrypt.exe by temporarily turning off Norton’s tamper protection feature, and then deleting the executable.
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But it isn’t going to do anything unless you specifically opt in, so it’s not a situation where you’ll install the security suite and instantly start seeing your computer lag as it crunches crypto in the background. The TL DR is that yes, Norton does install a crypto miner with its software, without making that clear in the initial setup process. Norton’s FAQ says that it won’t mine without permission and that “in addition to having a device that meets system requirements, you must also turn on Norton Crypto on your device.” Sean says that as far as he could tell, this appeared to be true the feature didn’t surreptitiously activate after he installed Norton. However, that doesn’t mean that Norton will automatically start mining on your computer, as some seem to believe. In a very technical sense, that’s true - my colleague Sean Hollister installed a copy of Norton 360 for himself and did indeed find that the mining app NCrypt.exe was included in the program’s directory. Now, it’s suddenly the center of a backlash, with some Twitter users accusing Norton of installing a crypto miner on users’ computers without any warning. Norton "Antivirus" now sneakily installs cryptomining software on your computer, and then SKIMS A COMMISSION.
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