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The thread discusses a case where a neighbor's computer was slowed down due to hidden cryptocurrency mining scripts running via an iframe in Chrome, which was detected through Task Manager and resolved by terminating the process. Contributors inquire about the browser and security setup, with Neemobeer confirming it was Chrome with Norton installed. Overall, the discussion highlights concern about hidden mining scripts lingering on systems, with some surprise at their continued prevalence.
Neemobeer

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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 process, but something to be on the look out.

Some reading on these crypto browser scripts

Cryptocurrency Miners hidden in websites now run even after users close the browser
 

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ussnorway

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what browser | firewall system did this lady have on your machine?
 

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Axel PC

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That was a good read. Thanks for sharing. I passed it along to some friends too.
 

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Axel PC

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I'm kind of suprised that the bit mining stuff is still going on.
 

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