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The Internet Is Ripe With In-Browser Miners and It's Getting Worse Each Day (bleepingcomputer.com)

Catalin Cimpanu, reporting for BleepingComputer: Ever since mid-September, when Coinhive launched and the whole cryptojacking frenzy started, the Internet has gone crazy with in-browser cryptocurrency miners, and new sites that offer similar services are popping up on a weekly basis. While one might argue that mining Monero in a site's background is an acceptable alternative to viewing intrusive ads, almost none of these services that have recently appeared provide a way to let users know what's happening, let alone a way to stop mining behavior. In other words, most are behaving like malware, intruding on users' computers and using resources without permission. [...] Bleeping Computer spotted two new services named MineMyTraffic and JSEcoin, while security researcher Troy Mursch also spotted Coin Have and PPoi, a Coinhive clone for Chinese users. On top of this, just last night, Microsoft spotted two new services called CoinBlind and CoinNebula, both offering similar in-browser mining services, with CoinNebula configured in such a way that users couldn't report abuse. Furthermore, none of these two services even have a homepage, revealing their true intentions to be deployed in questionable scenarios.

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  1. Re:Autocorrect typo? by gnick · · Score: 5, Funny

    For all intensive porpoises, they both fit.

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  2. Re:Autocorrect typo? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.

  3. Re:Autocorrect typo? by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Funny

    who would win in a fight? two intensive porpoises or an escape goat?

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  4. Re: What is the alternative though by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So much this. It's enough to make me want to go buy meth just to reverse-engineer it back into cold medicine because it's fucking easier to acquire.

  5. Re:Autocorrect typo? by gnick · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would they be fighting with bear hands?

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  6. Re:Autocorrect typo? by DickBreath · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your never going too get you're weigh on this.
    Their are just two many people out they're using there words wrong too get to upset.
    Sew don't loose you're cool about it.
    You can sea mini common examples that exist of incorrect usage.
    People pick the write words two use according too there porpoises.
    But you'd have two be a fool to begin or end a sentence with the word "but".
    And only an idiot would begin or end a sentence with "and".
    And a preposition is a very bad word too end a sentence with.
    Anyway, you should never use the word anyway.
    Only on weakdays ending in "y" you should utilize the word "use" whenever you would use the word "utilize".
    And relax on the weakened.

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