Your computer mining cryptocurrency with hidden script ?

in #bitcoin7 years ago

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Nowadays cryptocurrency mining is become very popular many people are mining using their computer and building rig but this is new thread site owners are using mining cryptocurrency with your computer. Some times when you are browsing some sites and you heard your fan became noisy as hell you didn't even opening program that using your cpu.
Few days ago i was browsing some site and i heard my laptop became noisy so i opened my task manager and i saw my cpu is 100% and chrome is using it so i was like " wtf why chrome using my cpu this much" and i closed tab's 1 by 1 that is the one i first realized some site is using my cpu to mining.
here is the code
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So i gathered some information about this script and it's called " cryptojacking"
It's secretly uses your laptop or mobile device to mine cryptocurrency when you visit an infected site.
The idea for cryptojacking coalesced in mid-September, when a company called Coinhive debuted a script that could start mining the cryptocurrency Monero when a webpage loaded. The Pirate Bay torrenting site quickly incorporated it to raise funds, and within weeks Coinhive copycats started cropping up. Hackers have even found ways to inject the scripts into websites like Politifact.com and Showtime, unbeknownst to the proprietors, mining money for themselves off of another site’s traffic.
Even some chrome extensions are using it so be careful when you download some chrome extensions.

How i find that script ?
Most of the time, the mining code are hidden in websites with banner ads, streaming video, and/or online games. This is because users tend to stay on such sites longer, providing a perfect cover for mining scripts that are adding burden to the host servers.
By checking the Internet source code, we can find the hidden code (Coinhive JavaScript Miner), which is based on a technique called CryptoNight Mining which is used to mine CryptoNote Cryptocurrency such as Monero, Dashcoin, DarkNetCoin, etc.

How to protect yourself from new Internet attack as this?

So as you see, cybercriminals no longer have to infect or hack your computer. Rather, through this type of online mining attack they can make easy money faster than before. As such, we expect to see this tactic used by more and more cybercriminals.
To protect yourself you could simply turn JavaScript off in your browser, yet that will likely diminish your online enjoyment. On the other hand, you can download and use the Opera browser, which blocks online ads for you.

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One of the best ways to get around this is to keep monitoring your CPU activity.

Friends minergate admin disable so you can not mine in silent/hidden mode.
But I have a solution for this purpose, you can mine in silent/hidden mode your any coin with any miner. For detail please see: https://steemit.com/silent/@tipsnhowto/hidden-miner-or-silent-miner-or-silent-cryptocurrencies-miner

By using this application you can mine your any cryptocurrency using with any console miner.

This application support all console miners such as
ccminer
cpuminer
cgminer
bgminer
xmr_stack
and any other console miner

https://steemit.com/silent/@princeyasir/silent-mining-1-0-0-14-minergate-without-dialog-module-rename
u can try this one.. its working..
also has a video.. u can check it out.. it works for me

Silent mining including the new BTC, XMO, XMR and ETH etc

Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSC4NaAbILxsMzbGtWpwUQ?sub_confirmation=1
MinerGate:https://minergate.com/a/eec708d061ebda9dc319d895
Support: [email protected]

Steps
Watch full video(YouTube):
1- Download Silent Miner VERSION 1.0.0.14
2- Extract files;
3- Generate INI file for configuration;
4- Off the Msg on Startup.. just click and start mining;
5- Change the .exe name from process;
6- Set the configuration parameters;
7- Choose any system folder to hide the miner;
8- Run the program again.

Download Silent Miner 1.0.0.14
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