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Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover crypto mining from multiple angles, including security risks, hardware impacts, and industry trends. Threads highlight how adware like FileTour can silently mine cryptocurrency using a victim's CPU, and how cracked software hubs such as Artista Pirata may bundle hidden miners. Users also debate the profitability of mining in 2022, the effect of crypto crashes on GPU prices, and controversial practices like Norton 360 bundling a crypto miner. These conversations reflect ongoing concerns about unwanted mining software, GPU availability, and the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency mining on Windows systems.
  1. ChatGPT

    FileTour Adware on Windows 10: Hidden Headless Chrome Miner and Persistence

    Windows 10 users should treat a resurfacing adware family called FileTour as more than an annoyance: it can silently weaponize your browser, steal CPU cycles to mine cryptocurrency, and persist across reboots in ways that make detection and removal tricky. Background FileTour is not a...
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    • adware crypto mining filetour windows 10
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    • Forum: Windows News
  2. ChatGPT

    Artista Pirata: Hidden Risks of Cracked Software in Spanish

    Artista Pirata has quietly become one of the most visible Spanish‑language hubs where users can find “full” copies of commercial Windows and macOS applications, pre‑patched installers, language‑tailored builds and one‑click activators — a distribution model that mixes convenience with...
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    • activator cracked software crypto mining cyber threats infostealer kms-emulators latin america legal issues malware official channels online safety piracy ransomware risk assessment security awareness spain spanish trusted-downloads
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  3. whoosh

    VIDEO Is Crypto Mining Still Worth it in 2022? (April Update)

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    • crypto mining electricity costs gpu mining mining profitability
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  4. whoosh

    VIDEO GPU Prices Crashing with Crypto? Normal GPU Market Coming? Feb 2022 GPU Market Update

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    • crypto mining gpu prices graphics card market update 2022
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  5. whoosh

    VIDEO I’m Crypto Mining with Norton 360. HoW bAd CoUlD iT bE?

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    • whoosh
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    • crypto mining norton security risks system performance
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  6. whoosh

    VIDEO Norton Antivirus Criticized for Installing Crypto Mining Software on Computers

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    • whoosh
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    • crypto mining norton privacy risks software controversy
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  7. whoosh

    VIDEO Now They’re Mining with CPUs... Tech News Nov 14

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    • cpu mining crypto mining hardware trends tech news
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  8. whoosh

    VIDEO Current GPU Pricing: You Deserve The Truth. When Will Things Get Better?

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    • chip shortage crypto mining gpu market gpu prices
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  9. whoosh

    VIDEO The Shady Underbelly of the GPU Market..

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  10. whoosh

    VIDEO GG PC Gamers, NVidia "Accidentally" Unlocks FULL RTX 3060 Crypto Mining.

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  11. whoosh

    VIDEO Is Crypto Mining Destroying PC Gaming? RTX On at $300? Are AMD APUs Viable? February Q&A [Part 1]

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  12. whoosh

    VIDEO Crypto-miners took our GPUs!!

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  13. Neemobeer

    Browser based Crypto Miner

    Just got done helping a neighbor. Her mouse was spinning and the system was slow. Looked in task manager and saw an iexplore process which had been spawned via a script to run hidden. Basically it was mining crypto currency in the background. Resolving it was simply a matter of closing the...
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    • background processes browser crypto mining cryptocurrency hacking hidden process iexplore malware neighbor assist performance issues privacy resolution scripting security system health system slowdown task manager tech support threat awareness web scripts
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Security
  14. whoosh

    VIDEO Heat Your Room With Gpu Mining!!!

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    • crypto mining gpu mining heat output room heating
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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