Code signing is a process of digitally signing executables and scripts to confirm the software author and guarantee that the code has not been altered or corrupted since it was signed.
NiceHash QuickMiner uses only Excavator for GPU mining and is digitally signed. Excavator is an in-house developed miner, and code running as NiceHash QuickMiner is either developed by NiceHash or used from public repositories, which means it is 100% safe! There is absolutely no risk using NiceHash QuickMiner. NiceHash guarantees the safety of the NiceHash QuickMiner. Learn more about NiceHash QuickMiner here.
NiceHash Miner is our mining software that also includes 3rd party miners (mining software developed by other developers who are not associated with NiceHash), thus we cannot guarantee for every line of code that goes out with the release. That is the reason why NHM software is not signed by NiceHash and users should use it at their own risk.
We suggest you don’t use cryptocurrency wallets or have any access to any cryptocurrency, sensitive or important data on the same computer where you use NHM. NiceHash will never ask for or use your private keys, but we cannot guarantee the same for the 3rd party miners included in NHM, now or at any time in the future.