Troubleshoot I can't block browser coinminers on my system

[RoboMan]

Briefly explain your current issue(s)

I can't block browser mining scripts

Steps taken to resolve, but have been unsuccessful

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This is... weird. I can't block coin-miners scripts on any browser on my system.

I have AdGuard for PC with a lifetime license. I have some filters, including coinminers filter. But I can't block, for example, this specific site:

Crypto-mining URL Warning!

https://windscribe.com/miner/76ymafne

(which is a referral link a user here posted so we could help him browser mine for extra Windscribe GB's).

When I load it, I get no notification from AdGuard, which is active, and my GPU and CPU numbers show I'm mining. Posted on Adguard Github page: windscribe.com · Issue #19475 · AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters and I got told they're not having that issue at all.

So, here I said: let's try another thing.

1. Installed NoCoin extension. No blocking
2. Installed MinerBlock. No blocking
3. Installed ScriptSafe for godsake. No blocking.

Right here I started thinking it was a browser issue. Tried few several others. No blocking.

Okay RoboMan, time to think. Okay, we may have some incompatibilities. Which software may be screwing web filtering? Well obviously my antivirus.

4. Disabled Kaspersky web script injection. No blocking
5. Disabled Kaspersky whole Web Module. No blocking

What else? I have OSArmor and MBAE.

6. Disabled both. No.goddamn.bocking.

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PS: HELP OR I'M GONNA BECOME A BURNED OUT ROBOT

 

[upnorth]

Not sure but maybe this will help. Heilig Defense MinerOff

That did the trick! Thanks @frogboy

 

[frogboy]

@upnorth you are welcome my friend.

 

[HarborFront]

minerBlock extension in FF blocks it dead!!

For Chrome, the only effective one is Heilig Defense MinerOff

For FF/Chrome, other coin miner extensions which indicate a block, adguard adblocker extension with no coin filter, malwarebytes extension, uBO with coin blocker filters, adguard for desktop with no coin filter ALL cannot block based on CPU activity shown in Task Manager

Not even my ESET IS and Emsisoft Anti-Malware show any block

 

[RoboMan]

minerBlock extension in FF blocks it dead!!

For Chrome, the only effective one is Heilig Defense MinerOff

For FF/Chrome, other coin miner extensions which indicate a block, adguard adblocker extension with no coin filter, malwarebytes extension, uBO with coin blocker filters, adguard for desktop with no coin filter ALL cannot block based on CPU activity shown in Task Manager

Not even my ESET IS and Emsisoft Anti-Malware show any block

That's the wierdest part! For example, uBlock Origin (with no coin filter) showed it blocked something, nevertheless Task Manager showed activity...Up there a friend said Kaspersky wouldn't let him mine. Then why my Kaspersky let ME mine? lol

 

[HarborFront]

That's the wierdest part! For example, uBlock Origin (with no coin filter) showed it blocked something, nevertheless Task Manager showed activity...Up there a friend said Kaspersky wouldn't let him mine. Then why my Kaspersky let ME mine? lol

Yes, even other coin miner extensions also show they blocked something and Task Manager shows high CPU activity but they cannot block.

As for Kaspersky you need to ask that guy.

 

[Evjl's Rain]

That's the wierdest part! For example, uBlock Origin (with no coin filter) showed it blocked something, nevertheless Task Manager showed activity...Up there a friend said Kaspersky wouldn't let him mine. Then why my Kaspersky let ME mine? lol

is there any proof that you are mining besides the screenshots you posted on adguard github? because they were absolutely normal

 

[Ink]

TunnelBear Blocker (GitHub) on Chrome does prevent Windscribe from crypto-mining. If I disable the extension, the CPU shoots up to 50% CPU usage.

FYI: As per Giveaway guidelines, there is to be no sharing of referral links. I have edited your post to isolate the URL from accidental clicks.

 

[ForgottenSeer 69673]

When I go to the winscribe link with Edge using ublock, then click on my ublock icon, it shows coinhive.com in red and my CPU shows normal in task manager.

On this page ublock is not blocking googletagmanager.com

 

[brambedkar59]

I just ran a simple test with that url
1. Both KFA & Adguard extension enabled: No mining
2. Disabled KFA & Adguard enabled: No mining
3. Enabled KFA & Adguard disabled: No mining
4. Disabled both KFA & Adguard: Mining
For the test I clean installed KFA 2019 (Kaspersky extension disabled but script injecting enabled with HTTPS scanning) and Adguard extension (with only English and spyware filters ON) in Firefox 61.0.1
It's weird that both of them are not working for you simultaneously.

 

[RoboMan]

I just ran a simple test with that url
1. Both KFA & Adguard extension enabled: No mining
2. Disabled KFA & Adguard enabled: No mining
3. Enabled KFA & Adguard disabled: No mining
4. Disabled both KFA & Adguard: Mining
For the test I clean installed KFA 2019 (Kaspersky extension disabled but script injecting enabled with HTTPS scanning) and Adguard extension (with only English and spyware filters ON) in Firefox 61.0.1
It's weird that both of them are not working for you simultaneously.

It may be a misunderstanding. From previous posts our pals here made, I may be wrong. I noticed up to 15% CPU usage and up to 10% GPU usage. Can't explain the CPU and GPU is for the graph movement, aforementioned above. As well, they mentioned that I should be at 50% CPU to be mining, and I'm not. The only weird thing is that AdGuard devs mentioned they got an AdGuard notification telling them the site used coinhive, but I get no notification at all..

 

[SumTingWong]

Ublock Origin with no coin filter is a gift from God. It is much better than AdGuard. I like Ublock Origin more than AdGuard now.

 

[Moonhorse]

Ublock Origin with no coin filter is a gift from God. It is much better than AdGuard. I like Ublock Origin more than AdGuard now.

You can add custom lists to adguard aswell, i think they have most common lists in settings where you can choose from

 

[SumTingWong]

You can add custom lists to adguard aswell, i think they have most common lists in settings where you can choose from

But I like Ublock Origin more than AdGuard. More control what can go through and what cannot go through.

 

[Moonhorse]

But I like Ublock Origin more than AdGuard. More control what can go through and what cannot go through.

Yep, personally i use nano block + defender
Ublock also has less ram usage as default settings compared to adblock

 

[brambedkar59]

It may be a misunderstanding. From previous posts our pals here made, I may be wrong. I noticed up to 15% CPU usage and up to 10% GPU usage. Can't explain the CPU and GPU is for the graph movement, aforementioned above. As well, they mentioned that I should be at 50% CPU to be mining, and I'm not. The only weird thing is that AdGuard devs mentioned they got an AdGuard notification telling them the site used coinhive, but I get no notification at all..

My CPU does reach 50% after about 5-7 secs, while GPU is at about ~20%, also live stats in the webpage shows how many hashes I have generated.
About that notification from Adguard, that maybe for the Adguared Windows application. I am using the extension with no notifications about mining, although extension does show some numbers on it's icon that it did block something on that page. I checked it indeed was blocking 'coinhive'.

 

[ForgottenSeer 69673]

It may be a misunderstanding. From previous posts our pals here made, I may be wrong. I noticed up to 15% CPU usage and up to 10% GPU usage. Can't explain the CPU and GPU is for the graph movement, aforementioned above. As well, they mentioned that I should be at 50% CPU to be mining, and I'm not. The only weird thing is that AdGuard devs mentioned they got an AdGuard notification telling them the site used coinhive, but I get no notification at all..

Did you see my post #28 about coinhive?

Here is what their web page says about coin hive.
"
What is this?

When you have this page open, your computer will use its spare CPU cycles to solve math puzzles (hashes) in order to mine Monero. As a result, you may see that your CPU usage is higher than normal, but you can control this with a slider below. This does not compromise your privacy. We're utilizing a service provided by Coin-Hive, you can read their privacy policy here.

Each solved puzzle is credited to your account. You can redeem your balance for free upgrades at the bottom of this page."

 

[SumTingWong]

When I go to the winscribe link with Edge using ublock, then click on my ublock icon, it shows coinhive.com in red and my CPU shows normal in task manager.

On this page ublock is blocking googletagmanager.com

My ublock doesn't block googletagmanager.com.

 

[ForgottenSeer 69673]

My ublock doesn't block googletagmanager.com.

Mine doen't block it either , just shows it as green

I edited my post 28.

EDIT again and now ublock is showing googletagmanager.com. RED

 

[RoboMan]

Did you see my post #28 about coinhive?

Yes I did sir. It's weird uBlock, an open source extension, can protect better than AdGuard premium lol

 

[ForgottenSeer 69673]

Also if I click on the privacy policy of coin-hive, ublock does not like that at all.
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uBlock Origin has prevented the following page from loading:



Because of the following filter

||coin-hive.com^
Found in: Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list

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Disable strict blocking for coin-hive.com

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