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title: "Acronis Active Protection: Combating the growing threat of illicit cryptomining"
description: While 2016 and the early part of 2017 were a peak period for devastating ransomware attacks, the end of 2017 saw another threat become the number one headache for home users and businesses – illicit cryptomining.
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March 18, 2019

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# Acronis Active Protection: Combating the growing threat of illicit cryptomining

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While 2016 and the early part of 2017 were a peak period for devastating ransomware attacks, the end of 2017 saw another threat become the number one headache for home users and businesses – illicit cryptomining.   
  
 As a leading cyber protection vendor, Acronis has been tracking the cryptomining phenomenon as it has grown into a worldwide, pervasive threat. In the interest of protecting our business and consumer customers against cryptomining malware, we extended the anti-ransomware capabilities of Acronis Active Protection with technology to combat cryptomining malware as well.