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Title: When will we see a first virus? Post by: DeadJDona on April 18, 2011, 02:09:26 PM One can create a virus that will crunch coins.
Just imagine 100k of pcs infected. When will we see first example? ::) Title: Re: When will we see a first virus? Post by: grondilu on April 18, 2011, 04:07:01 PM I've been told that viruses exist for linux, but honnestly I've been using GNU/linux for years and years and I have never ever been infected by any single one.
Title: Re: When will we see a first virus? Post by: bitlotto on April 18, 2011, 05:19:33 PM I guess some type of botnet mining system would be possible...you would have to infect quite a bit of home computers to match the power of mining pools with specialized hardware.
Title: Re: When will we see a first virus? Post by: divergenta on April 18, 2011, 06:53:19 PM I predict it will happen 7/2 2012.
Title: Re: When will we see a first virus? Post by: Distribution on April 18, 2011, 08:13:40 PM I predict it will happen 7/2 2012. Definitely 7/2/12. Title: Re: When will we see a first virus? Post by: Hoslain on May 17, 2011, 10:55:53 AM In 1986 the first virus name Brain was introduced by two pakistani brothers, they are running an ISP now a days in Lahore
Title: Re: When will we see a first virus? Post by: Timo Y on May 18, 2011, 12:52:29 AM I suspect that such a virus already exists.
It is silently spreading and collecting wallet.dat files as we speak. Once it has incubated for long enough it will spend all balances at the same time. This strategy will maximise its profit. By the time infected users find out about it, it's too late. Title: Re: When will we see a first virus? Post by: bitlotto on May 18, 2011, 01:58:05 AM I suspect that such a virus already exists. It is silently spreading and collecting wallet.dat files as we speak. Once it has incubated for long enough it will spend all balances at the same time. This strategy will maximise its profit. By the time infected users find out about it, it's too late. Now that's a scary thought! For the rich and paranoid I guess you could just use Linux Live CD's for accessing your encrypted wallet... Title: Re: When will we see a first virus? Post by: Willa3Nunez on May 19, 2011, 10:14:42 AM The virus will infected most probably to windows operating system when they are unknown,
But Linux provide more security. The windows operating systems mostly in used. What will anti-virus do if no virus is there. Title: Re: When will we see a first virus? Post by: TradersEdgeDice on May 19, 2011, 03:56:59 PM I suspect that such a virus already exists. It is silently spreading and collecting wallet.dat files as we speak. Once it has incubated for long enough it will spend all balances at the same time. This strategy will maximise its profit. By the time infected users find out about it, it's too late. Let's consider the possibility. Install on a TrueCrypt volume and run only if the USB key is in and the volume is decrypted? They would have to get it all at once because the first vulnerability is going to send bitcoin through the floor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-2 Maybe the designers already know how to crack it? Title: Re: When will we see a first virus? Post by: Dobrodav on May 25, 2011, 02:21:00 AM I am believe that work on botnet network that runs "slave" machines to generae btc, are already in progress and maybe, even mostly done.
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