McAfee Chief Consumer Security Officer: Do not use personal computers to mine and provide three security recommendations

Gary Davis is the chief consumer security officer of McAfee, a well-known antivirus software development company. He suggested that mining with a personal computer (PC) is very dangerous, in addition to consuming a lot of computing power and In addition to power consumption, it is also very easy to be hijacked (cryptojack) by malicious encryption mining software.

Currently, mining on a personal computer usually requires the help of web mining network tools, and some hackers and illegal businesses are infecting unsuspecting computers and then mining remotely without the user's knowledge. It is reported that more than 1 billion devices in the world may have been hijacked by malicious encryption mining software.

Last week, Apple also removed an app from its app store that was suspected of being secretly mined without the user's consent (although the app was re-launched after the developer removed the mining code) .

To make sure you don’t unknowingly mine cryptocurrency, Gary Davis offers three pieces of advice:

1. Be particularly sensitive when using public Wi-Fi networks, whether in schools, coffee shops, bus stops, etc. Public Wi-Fi networks are easily hacked, and then your computer information is stolen, and then hijacked by malicious encryption mining software.

2. Security updates, all your devices (including mobile phones and PCs) are protected with the latest security software.

3. Virtual private network. When using a public network, you can try to use virtual private network software to hide your personal information and ensure that the data can be encrypted when sending information on some unsafe websites, which will make it difficult for your computer to be maliciously encrypted Mining software hijacking.

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