Windows This sneaky cryptominer hides behind taskbar even after you exit browser

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Windows This sneaky cryptominer hides behind taskbar even after you exit browser.
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JavaScript-based in-browser cryptocurrency miners are now borrowing loathed online ad techniques to covertly harvest power from PCs after visiting a site.

Most of the browser-based miners on sites that use the Monero-mining Coinhive service can be stopped simply by closing the browser, which stops them chewing up your CPU.

However, security firm Malwarebytes has discovered a new case where the page will continue mining even after the browser is closed.



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