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Bitcoin Mining Virus

There is new malware spreading via Skype that is designed specifically to hijack your computer resources for Bitcoin mining to make money for someone else. This trojan virus has been profiled by security firm Kaspersky and is being tracked at 2,000 clicks per hour.

Via TheNextWeb:

While malware has spread on Skype and mined Bitcoins before, putting the two together could be an effective new strategy.

Security firm Kaspersky discovered the threat, which it names Trojan.Win32.Jorik.IRCbot.xkt, on Thursday night. At the time, most of the potential victims were from Italy, Russia, Poland, Costa Rica, Spain, Germany, and Ukraine, with the average clicking rate hitting 2,000 clicks per hour.

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