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Re: PhoenixMiner 5.5c: fastest Ethereum/Ethash miner with lowest devfee (Win/Linux)
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JFoxOne
on 07/03/2021, 11:08:36 UTC
Quote from: Andartis on Today at 10:55:04 AM
Quote from: JFoxOne on Today at 10:50:21 AM
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https://www.nicehash.com/blog/post/stop-using-phoenix-miner-immediately

NH press release.
We need some dev to look into this. If it is malicious, it might impact a lot of users in a bad way that mine on their main computers.

The main question is who actually downloaded the phoenix miner from the unofficial sources and then included it in their nicehash software package for everyone to download? Answer: nicehash employees Wink

So don't blame the Phoenix now as he is not here to defend himself. So far it has proven to be stable software so I'll keep using it myself.

Also, there is no proof it is malicious so I'd advise nicehash against spreading the fud based on a single fact that it was removed from Mega. Claymore was also removed from Mega and no one panicked about it.

I know they're working on their excavator and they don't need/want phoenix anymore, but that's not the way to handle such transition. Very unprofessional, classic nicehash.

I agree with you. The only point I am a bit concerned is, that it is one thing to state there is a problem or a bug or some inconsistency, but a very different other thing, to advice users to reinstall their OS and consider all their data, wallets, logins compromised on PCs that ran phoenix. You know what I mean? It would be a bit insane to spread FUD on this level for marketing reasons.

Well, nicehash is drawing such drastic conclusions based on only one fact - that it got deleted from Mega. Actually very frightening how far nicehash is willing to go without any malicious evidence/proof.

I'm not a very good crisis communicator myself, so I can't really judge them on their communication skills, but c'mon, they said "maintenance" while hack was happening years ago.
Now they're saying "delete everything", just because Mega deleted a hosted file and claiming that phoenix is trying to cover their tracks.

Are they serious? Totally dysfunctional company and management.

I'm out. But will follow how this unrolls.