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  1. Neemobeer

    Browser based Crypto Miner

    Just got done helping a neighbor. Her mouse was spinning and the system was slow. Looked in task manager and saw an iexplore process which had been spawned via a script to run hidden. Basically it was mining crypto currency in the background. Resolving it was simply a matter of closing the...
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    • background task browser crypto mining cryptocurrency hacking hidden process iexplore malware neighbor assist performance issue privacy resolution scripts security slow system system health task manager tech support threat awareness web scripts
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    • Forum: Windows Security
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