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WinstarNssmMiner Coinminer Campaign Makes 500,000 Victims in Three Days

Security researchers from Qihoo 360 Total Security have detected a massive malware campaign spreading a new coinminer. A new malware strain named WinstarNssmMiner is based on the open-source Monero mining utility XMRig. The group behind this operation has managed to make 133 Monero with WinstarMiner, which is around $28,000. Researchers also discovered a third mining campaign spread via a clean-up utility named “One System Care

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