Over on the post “That toolbar you downloaded is malware? Tough, read the EULA • The Register” contains this text:
-Security software vendor Malwarebytes has highlighted what it says is an increasing trend for malware authors to embed Bitcoin mining into things like browser toolbar helpers and search agents. That’s not so new, but its latest observation is that the malware-peddlers are trying to tie up suckers with their license agreements.
According to this post, the miner in question is jhProtominer, and it’s being installed by a crowd called We Build Toolbars (WBT).
