My review of an article on crypto miners secretly using computers
The article says crypto mining tools in malware has increased six-fold. IBM researchers found a mining software that infects the system through image files or clicking links.
This is simple to check, the computer could be mining without anyone knowing, finally something to use the activity report for on the Mac.
According to the article they piggyback on the computer's processing power to confirm and create coins.
Some websites want to replace advertising with in-browser mining, such as Coin Hive.
Added note: I am starting to like ad blocker even more.
My hope is fellow Steemians find this article useful for checking out their system, it can be eye-opener.
Again here is the source for the information to find out if the computer is infected and how to prevent it.
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