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Protecting yourself from In-Browser Miners
Read the whole article here: Using the Chrome Task Manager to Find In-Browser MinersMiners are becoming an epidemic and in-browsing mining is only going to get worse. Therefore, it is important that all users protect themselves by installing antivirus software that detects when a browser connects to known mining services such as CoinHive.
Unfortunately, new services keep popping up and it has become a game of whack-a-mole for the security industry. Therefore, your installed software may not detect the URL or scripts associated with a new in-browser miner.
To add further protection, you can use an adblocker with Chrome, which will block in-browser mining scripts. For those looking for a more granular approach, you can use the CoinBlockerLists site to download lists of IP addresses and domains affiliated with in-browser mining.
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The list you want to select at CoinBlockerLists site is:
Hosts| This list contains all browser mining domains - A hostslist to prevent browser mining only
Link: https://zerodot1.gitlab.io/CoinBlock.../hosts_browser
InformationTo add to hosts file you need to:
- First open Notepad as an administrator.
- Then select File, select open, and go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc (or copy & paste this in the address bar).
- At the bottom of Notepad change TextFiles(.txt) to All Files.
- Then select Hosts file(not hosts calendar).
- Then Click the Open button.
- On the page with the Hosts file select all and copy & Paste it into your Hosts file at the bottom.
- Select File & Save.
- Close Notepad, no restart necessary, it starts protecting you and your browser right away.
Your Hosts file should look something like this(it is much longer of course):
You can also download this shortcut I created that runs as admin to quickly open and edit your hosts file:
Edit hosts file.zip
Just download, right click, open properties, select unblock, unzip it, place it where you want, and click it.
Last edited by Cliff S; 18 Jun 2018 at 08:38.