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October 02, 2013, 10:36:08 AM |
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Do you feel the difficulty level will slow down increasing for a short while if this article is true? Symantec disables 500,000 botnet-infected computers. Quote "The computers are also used to create an online currency called Bitcoin which can be used to pay for goods and services." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24348395 |
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lophie
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October 02, 2013, 10:41:06 AM |
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omg half a million "cpu" miners!  |
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os2sam
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October 02, 2013, 10:44:11 AM |
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omg half a million "cpu" miners! Exactly! Botnets represent such a small portion of the hash rate that it is irrelevant. It's shameful that the article would say something like that now. |
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Light
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October 02, 2013, 10:58:40 AM |
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omg half a million "cpu" miners! Haha, CPU miners sounds about right to me. Probably makes a grand total of 0.01% difference to the network. Yipee... |
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lophie
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October 02, 2013, 11:02:13 AM |
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hey! on the other hand assuming they are all "i3" -> 11mhps * 500,000 = 5,500,000 that is 5.5 Terrahash  that is quite some money someone lost....... well they are stealing it in first place  |
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Zeek_W
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October 02, 2013, 11:50:16 AM |
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Some people are going to have cheaper power bills now!
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jasonslow
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October 02, 2013, 12:05:08 PM |
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Its only a matter of time before the botnet network go back to its original size. Although a quarter of the zombie network has been taken out of action, the upgraded version of the botnet will be more difficult to take down, said Ms Cox. Taking down infected networks is a "thankless task", according to Sophos, a rival to Symantec.
"It's a bit like trying to deal with the rabbit problem in Australia - you know you're unlikely ever to win, but you also know that you have to keep trying, or you will definitely lose," said Sophos head of technology Paul Ducklin. |
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drawingthesun
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October 02, 2013, 12:11:29 PM |
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This makes sense, especially considering high CPU usage might raise suspicions and the payoff (bitcoin mining) is not worth it. I think they were saying the click fraud and such were generating 100x the money bitcoin mining was generating. Its not economical to run a botnet for Bitcoin mining. |
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wpgdeez
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October 02, 2013, 04:05:41 PM |
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Zero Access is a pain in the ass, I have to clean this crap from computers on a daily basis!
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cowandtea
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October 07, 2013, 06:50:19 AM |
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The impact is too small base on the network hashrate now. The bitcoin difficulty still increasing like no body's business.
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