More than 222,000 systems have been infected worldwide, researchers from Avast say. A new type of malware hidden in illegal copies of popular software deletes antivirus programs and uses the victim’s computer to mine cryptocurrency. Known as “Crackonosh” — a name that suggests the hackers behind this malware are from the Czech Republic — the malware installs a program called XMRig, which uses computing power to mine for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero. ...