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Free WiFi proxy sneakily mines for Bitcoins on unsuspecting users PCs

Malwarebytes have uncovered a tool called Your Free Proxy from a company called Mutual Public. The proxy software claims to protect your IP address, and keep your internet usage private. It also claims to have been featured in the New York Times, CNN, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal and others, and to be 100% free. But MalwareBytes has discovered that the software uses the Mutual Public Installer (monitor.exe), downloading it from an Amazon cloud server. And that installer can receive remote commands, including instructions to download Bitcoin-mining software.”]

Source: https://grahamcluley.com/free-wifi-proxy-revealed-sneakily-bitcoin-mining-unsuspecting-users-computers/

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