Norton 360 and now Avira. This would be far too overreaching in my opinion. It would definitely end any relationship I have with an antivirus developer even if I am able to turn it off.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/500m-avira-antivirus-users-introduced-to-cryptomining/
My feelings on cryptomining, is theft, as is seen here.
https://www.extrahop.co.uk/resources/attacks/cryptomining/What is Cryptomining? Cryptomining malware, or 'cryptojacking,' is a malware attack that co-opts the target's computing resources in order to mine cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. ... Once in place, the malware can be difficult to detect as it runs in the background.
The cost of bitcoin mining is huge, so for the most part beyond the means of us mere mortals.
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/2022/01/09/61dae6bce2704e17408b45db.htmlHow long does it take to mine one Bitcoin?
It takes around 10 minutes to mine just one Bitcoin, though this is with ideal hardware and software, which isn't always affordable and only a few users can boast the luxury of. More commonly and reasonably, most users can mine a Bitcoin in 30 days.
Can you mine a Bitcoin for free?
Technically, mining the Bitcoin can be done for free, as the software has no cost associated with it. However, there are huge costs involved with the hardware and electricity expenses.
Mining equipment requires a lot of power, and it could cost as much as 73,000 dollars to process a Bitcoin, depending on the electricity costs in one's area.
It is possible to join a mining pool to harness to computational power of hardware owned by several miners, but then each miner only receives a portion of the mined Bitcoin.
The result of this means lots would be trying to have others (systems) do the mining for them, for me that is theft of resources. So for any supposed security based company off this makes me cringe.
As for its volatility, is it something to invest in (if you had a spare 40,000$USD), I don't.