Comments on: Is cryptocurrency mining malware the new adware? https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/28817/cryptocurrency-mining-malware/ Straight-talking security advice from the Malware Experts Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:24:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: dufas_duck https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/28817/cryptocurrency-mining-malware/#comment-789431 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 22:40:00 +0000 https://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=28817#comment-789431 I downloaded a new Opera browser. It had two bitcoin search engines embedded in the program Emsisoft found them and removed them……

]]> By: Arthur H. Deters https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/28817/cryptocurrency-mining-malware/#comment-789421 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:42:00 +0000 https://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=28817#comment-789421 If it got rid of ALL ads, it might be worth considering, but………………………………….

]]> By: Josh Javage https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/28817/cryptocurrency-mining-malware/#comment-789414 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:52:00 +0000 https://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=28817#comment-789414 TPB does have a bitcoin donation address at the bottom of their page. In 2016, they received $100.

Ads are annoying and some are extremely disturbing. I prefer mining for access.

Coinhive does have an option to ask for permission to farm, but how many people will bother? I can’t even get people to click a coinhive url to get a link. Still have to use adfly – which nets me $6 monthly.

With 16k views on my site yesterday, I can get $1.50 in daily ad revenue, pray for a subscriber (which nets me 30 cents a day), or leverage their cpu.

I run a full server to give my readers a steady no blackout experience. Mining monero seems like the easiest method to monetize, when people want everything seamless and free.

]]> By: Robert Scroggins https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/28817/cryptocurrency-mining-malware/#comment-789412 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:49:00 +0000 https://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=28817#comment-789412 I do not want anyone using my computer resources but me and/or any program that I have knowingly installed on my computer.
Regards,

]]> By: Joe https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/28817/cryptocurrency-mining-malware/#comment-789410 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:53:00 +0000 https://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=28817#comment-789410 Coinhive is not devious. It shows you a window and you can click start or stop any time you want.
Devious would be if a site operator did this unbeknownst to the visitor.

I have coinhive on my web site, too. The way I have it set up, is that I put it right under the donate with paypal and donate with bitcoin buttons. The Monero miner says if you can’t support me by donating, you can still help by clicking here. Then on the small browser window, the user can click on the explanation when I explain in very non-technical words what its doing. The visitor must click start to start mining.

]]> By: Laser_Beam https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/28817/cryptocurrency-mining-malware/#comment-789392 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:28:00 +0000 https://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=28817#comment-789392 A good ad/content-blocker should already take care of this where browsers/websites are concerned. There are filter lists specifically targetted at browser-based miners.

Guess it’s a never-ending battle, who knows what they’ll think of next…

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