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  MONERO LOTTO MINER  -  READ THIS FIRST
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  What this is
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  A CPU miner that mines Monero to a shared "house" address and earns you
  lottery tickets based on the work you do. You gave your own Monero address,
  and any prize is paid to it. You can stop and remove it at any time.


  STEP 1 - EXTRACT THE WHOLE ZIP FIRST
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  Right-click the downloaded .zip -> "Extract All..." -> pick a folder you
  can find again (for example your Desktop). Run everything from the
  EXTRACTED folder. Do NOT run files straight from inside the zip preview -
  Python and the miner would be missing.


  STEP 2 - ALLOW THE FOLDER IN YOUR ANTIVIRUS
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  Your antivirus WILL flag the miner (file name: xmrig.exe). This is
  expected. Antivirus vendors flag ALL miners - legitimate or not - because
  miners are the most common malware payload. It does NOT mean this program
  harms your computer or touches your files. The source code is open:
  https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig

  You are allowing a program YOU chose to run, in ONE folder. Nothing else on
  your system is affected, and you can undo it later.


  --- Windows Defender (built in) ---

    Easiest: right-click  "Allow-in-Defender.bat"  ->  "Run as administrator".
    It adds an exclusion for THIS folder only and nothing else.

    Or do it by hand:
      1. Open "Windows Security"
      2. Virus & threat protection
      3. Virus & threat protection settings -> Manage settings
      4. Exclusions -> Add or remove exclusions -> Add an exclusion -> Folder
      5. Select this extracted folder

    To undo later: same screen, remove the folder from Exclusions.


  --- Avast ---

    1. Open Avast
    2. Menu (top right)  ->  Settings
    3. General  ->  Exceptions  ->  ADD EXCEPTION
    4. Click "BROWSE", tick this extracted folder, click OK, then "ADD EXCEPTION"

    This allows every file in the folder. If Avast already moved xmrig.exe to
    the Vault/Quarantine:
      Protection -> Quarantine  ->  select xmrig.exe  ->  Restore
    (add the folder exception first, or it will be caught again.)

    Avast may also block the website itself. If so, allow the site's address
    in Avast -> Menu -> Settings -> General -> Exceptions -> add the URL.


  --- Other antivirus (Norton, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes, ...) ---

    Look for "Exclusions", "Allowed apps" or "Exceptions" in its settings and
    add this folder. The idea is the same everywhere.


  STEP 3 - START MINING
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  Double-click  "Kaynnista.bat"  (Start).
  A small black window opens and your view opens in the browser at
  127.0.0.1 (local only, not visible to the internet). Paste your Monero
  address there once, and it starts.


  Everyday use
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    Kaynnista.bat              start
    Lopeta.bat                 stop
    Automaattikaynnistys.bat   run automatically when Windows starts
    Poista-asennus.bat         remove everything
    Allow-in-Defender.bat      add the Defender folder exclusion (admin)

  In the browser view you can set how much CPU to use (a percentage or a
  fixed number of cores) and "quiet hours" - for example run slower at night
  so the fan stays quiet.


  Honest notes
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  * Mining uses electricity and produces heat. On a small CPU the value
    earned can be less than the power it costs. Check before leaving it on.
  * Only run this on your own machine, or one you are allowed to use.
  * Mining income and lottery prizes are taxable in Finland.
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