Could be.. could also be a botnet.
If it's claymore, you can all see how rich you're making him.
Funny thing is, you can do the exact same thing with open source software..
Have to admit, he isn't an idiot though.. Making people pay for something they can do without his software :p
The idea of his miner is the dual mining mode, which is the only reason to use his miner over ethminer.