INSTALL ANDY EMULATOR IN ANOTHER DRIVE HOW TO

In their report on the cybersecurity threat landscape in 2017, Symantec found that the number of attempted cryptojackings-wherein someone attempts to hijack your computing device to mine for cryptocurrency-skyrocketed by 8,500% in the last three months of 2017. The rise in value and popularity of Bitcoin at the end of 2017 corresponded with a massive spike in blocked cryptojacking attempts, according to cybersecurity software firm Symantec.

INSTALL ANDY EMULATOR IN ANOTHER DRIVE HOW TO

TopWire also included instructions on how to remove Andy and the cryptocurrency miner from your computer.

The post quickly debunks this response and both BetaNews and Bleeping Computer found that digital security site VirusTotal flagged the installer as a Trojan and as a cryptocurrency miner. He wrote that he was told they are working on it but were denying that the trojan came from them, intimating it may be attached to a third-party party installation file.ДЄndy did not respond to requests for comment, but TopWire wrote that, 'one Andy staff member claims that Andy uses blockchain technology and doesn't mine bitcoins which is why it was detected.' When he made a YouTube video detailing the issue and sent it to Andy and their Facebook support group, he was immediately banned from the group, he claims in the post.

SEE: Cybersecurity in 2018: A roundup of predictions (Tech Pro Research) After some digging he realized the program was mining cryptocurrency. Even when he closed Andy, the 'updater.exe' kept running in the background, the post noted.

Install andy emulator in another drive