Quote from: professorY on December 08, 2013, 12:40:47 PM

Quote from: georgem on December 08, 2013, 12:35:26 PM

lol...

I don't understand why some people claim botnets could become a problem for QRK.
I mean if I have a hidden process that uses up 100% of my CPU, I will know it.
People who know nothing about computers will realize something is wrong, and tell someone who knows more about computers.

I understand botnets can send spam mails etc... without the user realizing it. Tasks with small or no CPU usage.
But to have the CPU cycle away at 100% for hours without the user realizing that his computer is no longer usable for anything else.... that is impossible.

Depends on the computer. I have QRK mining in the background all the time and barely notice any performance effect (i5). Although, I would still definitely notice if something other than my actions were taking up the CPU. So maybe it balances out: those with a good enough computer that they might not notice the effect likely know enough about said computer to notice the botnet anyway.

Yes ok, if someone has an 8-core cpu but uses that machine for only a little office-work... he might not ever realize any performance problems...

But wouldn't the louder cpu fan also draw attention?