Crypto Question Crypto Mining protection

[Dave Russo]

Would anyone tell me how do I know if I am being crypto mined and what is best protection?
Is a product called Black Fog being used by anyone here and if so what do you think ? Thanks

 

[motox781]

Can't comment on BlackFrog, but from my experience... most Antivirus apps are not friendly to crypto miners, both legit and not. If you haven't seen an alert yet, things are likely clean. 2nd opinion for peace of mind.

Other than that, POW miners are resource hogs. 1st place I'd check is task manager, CPU/mem usage. Check for anything out of the ordinary.

 

[MuzzMelbourne]

A quality wallet and 'cold' storage for private keys, and 2FA up the wazoo...

 

[Ink]

Black Frog is not free, where this can be achieved for free or using the same methods you use to avoid adware, malware and other threats.

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Your Adblocker has been able to block coin-hive since 2017.

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How To Block Cryptomining Scripts In Your Web Browser

Rather than invest in the infrastructure needed for legitimate crypto mining, cybercriminals look at browser mining scripts as a way to avoid those costs. Protect your computer against both browser mining and standalone crypto mining malware now!

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[TairikuOkami]

Would anyone tell me how do I know if I am being crypto mined and what is best protection?

NextDNS should do, it protects the whole system, not just the browser.

Is a product called Black Fog being used by anyone here and if so what do you think ?

You can try free neushield for anti-ransomware protection.

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