Most cryptomineros are destined to work with the Monero cryptocurrency, because it is a coin that guarantees a fairly high level of privacy, making hackers who use miners in a dishonest way can hide their identity. In addition, it works with a mining algorithm that allows you to work with CPU, unlike other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin that requires more specialized equipment.

The main problem of these types of miners is not only a security issue, but also an ethical one, as those who integrate these programs into their websites (some of them pornographic) do not report that the host computer will be exploited. Tomed Horev, the company's director of strategy, was responsible for uncovering the corrupt code inserted in Sarah. He said that the community should not be surprised that such cases happen, as the price of cryptocurrencies has attracted all kinds of people, who see it as the new gold rush.

As this is not an isolated case, but an infection in a complete system without his consent, Horev believes that measures against this type of action should be on the increase:

"I believe that a different type of fraud detection is required here than when something happens on the device and not on the publisher's website. I am not sure that this type of technology has not yet been introduced into fraud detection tools, but I think it is only a matter of time."

Users should be particularly careful if using the browser slows down considerably. Likewise, you should verify the scripts that run the pages, as well as install in antivirus devices that detect these processes. There is also a range of browser extensions that block advertisements and web miners.