Andrew Aversa
Lead Developer
My antivirus is popping up notifications that VI's "statcounter" script has a Coinminer component attached, which is a kind of malware.
I don't know what VI's stat counter is, but if you trust the source, then don't worry about it and try to find a way to mark it as an exception. Malware detectors look for certain kinds of code patterns for what they consider to be common approaches taken by hackers to exploit security weaknesses of the language. It doesn't necessarily mean that the thing you are using in javascript is actually malware, but it may be using some kind of coding approach that is similar. But only if you absolutely trust the source of where the javascript came from.
My antivirus is popping up notifications that VI's "statcounter" script has a Coinminer component attached, which is a kind of malware.
When is statcounter used?
I.o.w. do I unknowingly use it as a forum member, or is it a specific tool as admin?
And addition q’s:
Is it active for windows only or also on Mac’s