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<blockquote data-quote="Prorootect" data-source="post: 711270" data-attributes="member: 905"><p><a href="https://thegoldwater.com/static/media_store/b52c6ed1ac58f23ff6a9a5fd2c84c30b7ae661ce746f0e7b370e02fbe7a0a4c6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://thegoldwater.com/static/media_store/medium/b52c6ed1ac58f23ff6a9a5fd2c84c30b7ae661ce746f0e7b370e02fbe7a0a4c6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>By <a href="https://thegoldwater.com/author-post/Phil" target="_blank">Phil </a> | 02-13-2018 <a href="https://thegoldwater.com/category/news" target="_blank">News</a></p><p>Photo credit: Dangerous.com</p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Beware: Salon Installs CryptoMining Software</strong></span></p><p>thegoldwater.com/news/: <a href="https://thegoldwater.com/news/18340-Beware-Salon-Installs-CryptoMining-Software" target="_blank">Beware: Salon Installs CryptoMining Software</a></p><p></p><p>It's no secret that Salon is hard up these days. They've literally been having difficulties keeping the doors open and lights on in their San Francisco headquarters. As a result they're using some, eh, interesting and novel ways to shore up the deficit. One way is by offering to "suppress ads" if you're willing to let them leach your computer's "unused computing power."</p><p></p><p>Salon at least admitted to what they were doing. "Nothing is ever installed on your computer and Salon never has access to your personal information or files." Then goes into the "myth of using 10% of our brain" as an example of how it's really no big deal. They liken it to "borrowing your calculator for a few minutes to figure out math problems." Yeah, but what if everytime you "borrow my calculator" it runs up my electric bill, overworks my processor and could even damage my hardware? Still want to loan out that calculator?</p><p></p><p>Ever wondered why your laptop battery drains and the fans turn on when you’re reading some websites? Now you know.</p><p></p><p>— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/963426193939644417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 13, 2018</a></p><p>Further down in the fine print, Salon answers what may become a "Frequently Asked Question" to users who allow "their calculator to be borrowed." They admit that your fans may be turned on due to the CPU being forced into extensive processing.</p><p></p><p>Also, not a great time to be implementing CoinHive considering that it came out on Salon less than 24 hours after this article hit - <a href="https://t.co/7ISCXINAPP" target="_blank">Creators of In-Browser Cryptocurrency Miner 'Coinhive' Say Their Reputation Couldn't Be Much Worse</a></p><p></p><p>— Aram Zucker-Scharff (@Chronotope) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chronotope/status/963426461947396096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 13, 2018</a></p><p>CoinHive has been used in the past to defraud the unwary, but Salon is the first major website to use the software. Worried? Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray on Twitter), entertainment media, gaming, politics and pop culture journalist recommends installing "NoCoin."</p><p></p><p>Source:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.dangerous.com/41377/salon-runs-bitcoin-mining-software-on-readers-computers/" target="_blank">dangerous.com/41377/salon-runs-bitcoin-mining-software-on-readers-computers</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Share this article</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>__________________________________________________</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><strong>Don't push your luck.</strong></strong></span></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I would like to remind you, that going looking for cryptocurrency mining websites could easily end up catching the more serious things like ransomwares or other bad things, so you have to be very cautious! If I go on the unknown web, I always go with above all Redirect Control and Policy Control add-ons in Firefox, as minimal defense... Don't push your luck. Don't tempt the devil, he's hungry.</strong></p><p><strong>Stop now.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>_________________________________________________</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prorootect, post: 711270, member: 905"] [URL='https://thegoldwater.com/static/media_store/b52c6ed1ac58f23ff6a9a5fd2c84c30b7ae661ce746f0e7b370e02fbe7a0a4c6.jpg'][IMG]https://thegoldwater.com/static/media_store/medium/b52c6ed1ac58f23ff6a9a5fd2c84c30b7ae661ce746f0e7b370e02fbe7a0a4c6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] By [URL='https://thegoldwater.com/author-post/Phil']Phil [/URL] | 02-13-2018 [URL='https://thegoldwater.com/category/news']News[/URL] Photo credit: Dangerous.com [SIZE=6][B]Beware: Salon Installs CryptoMining Software[/B][/SIZE] thegoldwater.com/news/: [URL='https://thegoldwater.com/news/18340-Beware-Salon-Installs-CryptoMining-Software']Beware: Salon Installs CryptoMining Software[/URL] It's no secret that Salon is hard up these days. They've literally been having difficulties keeping the doors open and lights on in their San Francisco headquarters. As a result they're using some, eh, interesting and novel ways to shore up the deficit. One way is by offering to "suppress ads" if you're willing to let them leach your computer's "unused computing power." Salon at least admitted to what they were doing. "Nothing is ever installed on your computer and Salon never has access to your personal information or files." Then goes into the "myth of using 10% of our brain" as an example of how it's really no big deal. They liken it to "borrowing your calculator for a few minutes to figure out math problems." Yeah, but what if everytime you "borrow my calculator" it runs up my electric bill, overworks my processor and could even damage my hardware? Still want to loan out that calculator? Ever wondered why your laptop battery drains and the fans turn on when you’re reading some websites? Now you know. — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) [URL='https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/963426193939644417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw']February 13, 2018[/URL] Further down in the fine print, Salon answers what may become a "Frequently Asked Question" to users who allow "their calculator to be borrowed." They admit that your fans may be turned on due to the CPU being forced into extensive processing. Also, not a great time to be implementing CoinHive considering that it came out on Salon less than 24 hours after this article hit - [URL='https://t.co/7ISCXINAPP']Creators of In-Browser Cryptocurrency Miner 'Coinhive' Say Their Reputation Couldn't Be Much Worse[/URL] — Aram Zucker-Scharff (@Chronotope) [URL='https://twitter.com/Chronotope/status/963426461947396096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw']February 13, 2018[/URL] CoinHive has been used in the past to defraud the unwary, but Salon is the first major website to use the software. Worried? Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray on Twitter), entertainment media, gaming, politics and pop culture journalist recommends installing "NoCoin." Source: [URL='https://www.dangerous.com/41377/salon-runs-bitcoin-mining-software-on-readers-computers/']dangerous.com/41377/salon-runs-bitcoin-mining-software-on-readers-computers[/URL] [B]Share this article __________________________________________________ [/B] [SIZE=5][B][B]Don't push your luck.[/B][/B][/SIZE] [B] I would like to remind you, that going looking for cryptocurrency mining websites could easily end up catching the more serious things like ransomwares or other bad things, so you have to be very cautious! If I go on the unknown web, I always go with above all Redirect Control and Policy Control add-ons in Firefox, as minimal defense... Don't push your luck. Don't tempt the devil, he's hungry. Stop now. _________________________________________________[/B] [/QUOTE]
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