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Cryptomining & Cryptocurrency via Browsers and your CPU
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<blockquote data-quote="SearchLight" data-source="post: 804831" data-attributes="member: 63857"><p>Came across this interesting article, and because of it, I found an extension called minerBlock for Chrome and Firefox that is supposed to prevent this:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/sneakier-more-persistent-drive-by-cryptomining-comes-to-a-browser-near-you/" target="_blank">Websites use your CPU to mine cryptocurrency even when you close your browser</a></p><p></p><p>Another interesting "marvel" of the Internet that I just learned about after so many surfing years. Who would have thunk it?</p><p></p><p>Thought all of you would like to be aware especially the noobs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SearchLight, post: 804831, member: 63857"] Came across this interesting article, and because of it, I found an extension called minerBlock for Chrome and Firefox that is supposed to prevent this: [URL='https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/sneakier-more-persistent-drive-by-cryptomining-comes-to-a-browser-near-you/']Websites use your CPU to mine cryptocurrency even when you close your browser[/URL] Another interesting "marvel" of the Internet that I just learned about after so many surfing years. Who would have thunk it? Thought all of you would like to be aware especially the noobs. [/QUOTE]
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