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Coin-Hive threat issue - frusfs


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I'm not very computer savvy so I'm  not sure. I set my computer to show hidden file extensions and did a "search" got a bunch of results and some showed XPI extension. Interestingly enough today Malwarebytes quarantined "Trojan.Kovtar" which is a Firefox patch download. I haven't had any conhive blocks from Yahoo mail this morning (yet).

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I did not launch it. I get Firefox pop ups every now and then but the address shows they are fake so I never download as Firefox automatically updates. I did note that a "Firefox" pop up indicated that it was updated but I did not initiate anything. That incident happened just prior to the conhive issue.

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Alright, good. Never launch these files. If they get downloaded, delete them right away. Using an adblocker is also a good way to stop these prompts from occuring (Firefox update, Google Chrome update, etc.).

And I guess that the Coin-Hive block notification hasn't come back yet? You aren't infected. This block is happening because one of the website you were browsing uses the Coin-Hive CPU mining JavaScript script, which turns your web browser into a miner. Malwarebytes blocks the connection to the script's domain, preventing him from using your web browser to mine cryptocurrency. The website causing the block is either compromised, or the script was added willingly by the owner(s).

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