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Title: CPU hijacking by miners, while you quaff your coffee
Post by: renluop on December 14, 2017, 10:52:07 AM
In Google news was  this (https://gizmodo.com/from-porn-sites-to-starbucks-wi-fi-cpus-are-getting-hi-1821267144). Apparently people's computers' CPUs are being used unwittingly to mine for crypto currencies.
Title: Re: CPU hijacking by miners, while you quaff your coffee
Post by: kitz on December 16, 2017, 03:05:08 PM
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Unfortunately, according to Bleeping Computer, some cryptojackers have been using a simple piece of JavaScript to open a tiny hidden window behind a user’s taskbar. If the user just shuts down the window they’re browsing in and doesn’t close the full application, mining could persist indefinitely.

 :o
Title: Re: CPU hijacking by miners, while you quaff your coffee
Post by: Dray on December 16, 2017, 03:37:24 PM
I hear the reason is because advertising isn't generating enough income.
Title: Re: CPU hijacking by miners, while you quaff your coffee
Post by: Weaver on January 04, 2018, 08:52:33 AM
So the answer is not to allow separate pop-up windows (I don't), and always use a flexible ad-blocker which can also include mining code in its block-list databases. I use 1Blocker for iOS Safari which seems to do a good job and is even extensible in that you can add user-defined block rules for additional annoying elements. The latter feature is driven by an excellent ‘annoying element selector’ visual user interface which takes away the time-wasting nightmare of having to write block rules by hand in some language or other (maybe CSS or something akin to it plus addition stuff) and get them right.
Title: Re: CPU hijacking by miners, while you quaff your coffee
Post by: broadstairs on January 04, 2018, 09:54:22 AM
I simply do not use free wi-fi anywhere. I simply do not understand why people have to use their phones etc all the time  :-X

Stuart
Title: Re: CPU hijacking by miners, while you quaff your coffee
Post by: petef on January 05, 2018, 10:24:19 AM
The recent release of Opera 50 builds in protection against mining. This is in addition to the ad blocking that has been built in for a while now. (I whitelist kitz.co.uk.)