Recently we have been hearing a lot of Rumours of Malware that allow others to Mine Cryptocurrencies from your Computer via your Browser. Every other day, Media outlets seem to be Running Stories about the latest Crypto Jacking Scams. While these tales are mostly true, the extent of the problem has been Overly Dramatized. Smart criminals aren’t covertly Crypto Mining in your Browsers, not because they’re incapable of doing so, but because it's simply not Profitable enough.
Now the only Side effect that this could have is a slowdown in your Computer Performance and some Heating issues. Now if you are not able to determine that you have been Crypto Jacked then there could be a tiny problem. The constant Mining of Cryptocurrencies could Heat up your Entire System and lead to a Crash.
How to know if You are Being Crypto jacked?
It's very Simple just open your Task Manager and see the CPU Usage. If your Computer feels Sluggish than Usual than Check it out.
This is my Normal CPU Usage.
This is my CPU Usage when I am Mining Via MinerGate.
You can clearly see the Difference there. So it is not that hard to Spot if you are Crypto Jacked.
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