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This open-source extension automatically blocks Crypto Mining Scripts.
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Version
1.2.0
Update
December 7, 2017
Size
80.35KiB
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3,000+ 
Rating
3.86667 ★
Manifest Version
2
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Crypto Miner Blocker Extension
This Google Chrome extension automatically blocks known crypto web mining scripts.
Recently ThePirateBay.org and Showtime.com were caught experimenting with CoinHive, a crypto miner for websites. While this looks like a promising solution to the dying ads market, the implementation of webmasters is simply full out wrong as CoinHive itself has concluded.
A webmaster following the instructions of CoinHive's documentation will by default end up consuming up to 70% of every visitor's CPU until they close the website. While this might not be a problem for desktops engergy-wise, it will drain the battery of laptops and smartphones. And we haven't even talked about the CPU usage slowing the machine down, fan noise, heat and a shorter hardware life.
Until a proper fix is released by CoinHive - for example requiring every visitor's consent before starting mining - I recommend manually adding a few block rules to your favorite ad blocker or installing this extension.
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Recently ThePirateBay.org and Showtime.com were caught experimenting with CoinHive, a crypto miner for websites. While this looks like a promising solution to the dying ads market, the implementation of webmasters is simply full out wrong as CoinHive itself has concluded.
A webmaster following the instructions of CoinHive's documentation will by default end up consuming up to 70% of every visitor's CPU until they close the website. While this might not be a problem for desktops engergy-wise, it will drain the battery of laptops and smartphones. And we haven't even talked about the CPU usage slowing the machine down, fan noise, heat and a shorter hardware life.
Until a proper fix is released by CoinHive - for example requiring every visitor's consent before starting mining - I recommend manually adding a few block rules to your favorite ad blocker or installing this extension.
Source Manifest.json
{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Crypto Miner Blocker", "description": "This open-source extension automatically blocks Crypto Mining Scripts.", "homepage_url": "https://git.io/crypto-miner-blocker", "version": "1.2.0", "icons": { "128": "src/img/icon.png" }, "manifest_version": 2, "browser_action": { "default_popup": "src/overview.html" }, "background": { "scripts": ["src/js/blocker.js"], "persistent": true }, "permissions": ["webRequest", "webRequestBlocking", "", "storage", "notifications", "tabs"] }
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