Bitcoin mining malware is rising in popularity at an aggressive rate. Here’s how you can spot a website which is using your web browser to mine crypto-coins. You can use this technique to see if a particular website is slaving your processor and earning money.
Well, recently we have heard the news in which one of the popular torrent website The Pirate Bay, caught running JavaScript on its sites footer which utilizes users CPU power to mine Monero coins.
The Pirate Bay team itself later confirmed that they were indeed testing a new method to generate money. Users will feel a sudden slowness in their computer whenever they visit a site that mines digital currencies.
Let me tell you, this practice is nothing new, but the Pirate Bay was the first popular torrent site that was seen using a digital currency miner. What makes this thing worse? Well, this new technique to generate revenue can be used by any website owner without users permission.
Bitcoin mining malware is rising in popularity at an aggressive rate. Here’s how you can spot a website which is using your web browser to mine crypto-coins
If you ever visited a website and felt a sudden slowness in your computer? There could be possible chances that your web browser is running a script to mine cryptocurrencies.
The best way to spot the miner is by checking the CPU usage. You can use this technique to see if a particular website is slaving your processor and earning money. Look for those huge spikes in your CPU usage.
How To Block Crypto Currency Miner?
#1 Using No Coin Extension
This free extension is the safest way to control how a website is interacting with your web browser. Whenever you visit a website which has installed a miner, the extension will detect and show you. This extension allows users to blacklist and whitelist a website for a period of time.
#2 Using minerBlock Extension
This is another extension that allows users to block cryptocurrency miners in the web browser. This extension can automatically block miners for you.
#3 Using Ad Blocker
Adblock is indeed a great extension for blocking ads. However, you can also block a script using Adblocker. Install the Ad Blocker extension and then go to Customize > Block an ad by its URL. Then add the following URL in the text box
https://coin-hive.com/lib/coinhive.min.js
This extension will make you safe from digital miners. However, make sure to check for your CPU usage whenever you feel a sudden slowness in your computer.
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