Exactly. Mining by web browser hidden javascript is about the worst way to mine ths side of an old Basic interpreter. But if it isn't your electricicity and you have millions of people inadvertently doing it for you, it's very doable.
It'd still suck balls, just an FYI. It's lower spec than the lowest end Atom, and I *think* lower spec than the Edison module.
You'd think I'd actually know the specs for the damn thing with how much code I wrote for it... but I don't. I only remember it never felt like it had enough always live RAM and it was just fast enough to get done what needed to be done.
No, if you want to make money off a compromised ME mining BTC or any other crypto currency is *not* it. Vastly more valuable in a botnet as a distri
Since it renders ANY computer vulnerable to being hijacked, even if shut off, the ME can now be used as a shield against any claims of copyright infringement.
No sense mining BTC with them; ASIC farms have pretty much made it impossible to find blocks with anything but specialized hardware. There are cryptocurrencies whose mining function is specifically designed to be ASIC-resistant and therefore which are still profitable to CPU mine. Monero [getmonero.org] is probably the most popular of them (and has the benefit of an encrypted blockchain, so others can't see the wallet to which your botnet is sending its ill-mined coins)
It's a shitty bitcoin miner, even with several hundred thousand in the botnet. I'm making more money selling the ones located on.gov addresses to the FSB.
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Monday December 18, 2017 @08:16AM (#55760037)
Better yet, repurposed to send the following email to Intel's CEO every 10 minutes.
"Hi, this is an automated message sent from a hijacked Intel Management Engine to remind you of what you enabled by adding me to the design of your chips. The owner of the computer is unable to stop this, and in fact is completely unaware that it's happening! Currently the computer is turned [on/off]. I strongly recommend you rethink adding this to the next line of cpu chips as a botnet is currently being formed to send these reminders to you!"
Can you also add something about treating people like humans and not making your dev team feel like a bunch of chumps by ignoring them then shipping all the dev out of country because you didn't like what your devs were saying? (Hint, there were a lot of us against parts of this).
Also, as long as you're in the ME you can tell him it's: * on * in suspend * in hibernate * off and * connected via wired LAN * connected via WiFi
Better yet, repurposed to send the following email to Intel's CEO every 10 minutes.
"Hi, this is an automated message sent from a hijacked Intel Management Engine to remind you of what you enabled by adding me to the design of your chips. The owner of the computer is unable to stop this, and in fact is completely unaware that it's happening! Currently the computer is turned [on/off]. I strongly recommend you rethink adding this to the next line of cpu chips as a botnet is currently being formed to send these reminders to you!"
I think I'm mostly joking.
I'd help Kickstart that project.
"Nuclear war would really set back cable."
- Ted Turner
Repurposed... (Score:4, Interesting)
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Quite right, however if it's not your own machine you're using to mine BTC, then you have neither the cost of hardware nor power to contend with.
And since we're talking about a separate computing system on the mainboard, 99.9% of the users probably wouldn't notice anything strange.
Imagine a botnet of a few dozen thousands of these mining for you.
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Exactly. Mining by web browser hidden javascript is about the worst way to mine ths side of an old Basic interpreter. But if it isn't your electricicity and you have millions of people inadvertently doing it for you, it's very doable.
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It'd still suck balls, just an FYI.
It's lower spec than the lowest end Atom, and I *think* lower spec than the Edison module.
You'd think I'd actually know the specs for the damn thing with how much code I wrote for it... but I don't. I only remember it never felt like it had enough always live RAM and it was just fast enough to get done what needed to be done.
No, if you want to make money off a compromised ME mining BTC or any other crypto currency is *not* it. Vastly more valuable in a botnet as a distri
I have a repurpose for ME. (Score:1)
Since it renders ANY computer vulnerable to being hijacked, even if shut off, the ME can now be used as a shield against any claims of copyright infringement.
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Re:Repurposed... (Score:5, Funny)
Better yet, repurposed to send the following email to Intel's CEO every 10 minutes.
"Hi, this is an automated message sent from a hijacked Intel Management Engine to remind you of what you enabled by adding me to the design of your chips. The owner of the computer is unable to stop this, and in fact is completely unaware that it's happening! Currently the computer is turned [on/off]. I strongly recommend you rethink adding this to the next line of cpu chips as a botnet is currently being formed to send these reminders to you!"
I think I'm mostly joking.
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Stop tempting me!
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I like it!
Can you also add something about treating people like humans and not making your dev team feel like a bunch of chumps by ignoring them then shipping all the dev out of country because you didn't like what your devs were saying? (Hint, there were a lot of us against parts of this).
Also, as long as you're in the ME you can tell him it's:
* on
* in suspend
* in hibernate
* off
and
* connected via wired LAN
* connected via WiFi
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Better yet, repurposed to send the following email to Intel's CEO every 10 minutes.
"Hi, this is an automated message sent from a hijacked Intel Management Engine to remind you of what you enabled by adding me to the design of your chips. The owner of the computer is unable to stop this, and in fact is completely unaware that it's happening! Currently the computer is turned [on/off]. I strongly recommend you rethink adding this to the next line of cpu chips as a botnet is currently being formed to send these reminders to you!"
I think I'm mostly joking.
I'd help Kickstart that project.