How Kaspersky Lab products protect against miners
Credit to Author: pavelnikiforov| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 14:00:39 +0000
What miners and Web miners are, why you need to protect yourself, and how Kaspersky Lab products can assist
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Web-based cryptominers are malware
Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:50:40 +0000
Cryptominers running in a browser without an organization’s consent are parasitic and should be considered malware<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=44653&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/LspUwUi25_k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read morePersistent drive-by cryptomining coming to a browser near you
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 18:00:10 +0000
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| If you think closing your browser window to leave a site that runs a cryptominer will stop the mining process, think again. Persistent drive-by cryptomining has arrived. Categories: Tags: coinhiveCryptojackingcryptominingDrive-by miningmoneropopunder |
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Read moreFrom ransomware to Web miners
Credit to Author: Alexey Malanov| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 11:04:09 +0000
Next year is likely to see malware creators and distributors switch from ransomware to malicious Web miners.
Read moreA look into the global drive-by cryptocurrency mining phenomenon
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:00:12 +0000
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| As drive-by downloads slow down, drive-by cryptocurrency mining emerges as the latest annoyance that hijacks our PCs’ CPU. Categories: Tags: coinhivecryptocurrenciesCryptojackingDrive-by miningJsMinermonero |
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Read moreWhat is cryptocurrency and why do cybercriminals love it?
Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:00:49 +0000
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| Ever stumble into a conversation about Bitcoin and wonder, “What is cryptocurrency, anyway?” Read on to learn how it works and why cybercriminals love it. Categories: Tags: bitcoinblockchaincoinhivecrypto minerscryptocurrency |
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Read moreA week in security (October 16 – October 22)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:24:14 +0000
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from Monday, October 16 to Sunday, October 22. We talked about adware and malware in Google Play, a ransomware exclusively targeting South Korea, BYOD, a new 419 scam, cyptocurrency mining, and more. Categories: Tags: 419 scambyodcoinhiveculture of securitydynamic data exchangefake elmedia playerKRACKmagniberransomwarerecapweekly blog roundup |
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Read moreWhy is Malwarebytes blocking CoinHive?
Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:00:25 +0000
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| Since September 19, the number two most frequently blocked website for our customers has been coinhive.com. This post will describe what CoinHive is, what it is doing, and why we are blocking it. Categories: Tags: adam kujawabitcoinblockingcoin hivecoinhivecoinhive.comcrypto minerscryptocurrencyexclusionjavascript minerMalwarebytesminersmoneroscript minerThe Pirate Bayweb protection |
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