Discussion Hopzone stealing your CPU

[eressea]

Hi everyone,

 

did you notice that whole HopZone site recently started to run some kind of miner that eats up to 100 % CPU?

 

Shame!

 

EDIT:

 

If you don't want HopZone to steal your CPU, add this to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts file

Edited November 27, 2017 by eressea

[Emo*]

Yea lol , PC freez like crazy when hopzone is open ... 

[eressea]

Now with that line in hosts file (see my first post) it doesn't eat more than 0.1 % CPU :)

 

BTW I won't mind them computing few hashes on my CPU, but it seems it would run forever!

Edited November 27, 2017 by eressea

[wongerlt]

http://prntscr.com/hg3bgv
 

:D

[eressea]

15 minutes ago, wongerlt said:

http://prntscr.com/hg3bgv
 

:D

 

Thanks for tip, adblock does not detect/block it so maybe it's time to try something different... :)

[wongerlt]

3 minutes ago, eressea said:

 

Thanks for tip, adblock does not detect/block it so maybe it's time to try something different... :)

its "AdBlocker Ultimate" and "uBlock Origin" ;]

[deMEV]

  https://hopzone.r.worldssl.net/js/mxmr.min.js?v=1 JS | CoinMiner.F

Nod32 treat this as virus and delete file :D

Edited November 27, 2017 by deMEV

[SweeTs]

"Let's consume like 99% of people CPU, no one will notice" :D

[MarGaZeaS]

http://prntscr.com/hg3uzu

add this plugin to google.

 

Edited November 27, 2017 by PaRaNoiC*

[Kara]

Is this even legal? To use other's pc as mine?

[eressea]

28 minutes ago, GamePsychology said:

Is this even legal? To use other's pc as mine?

 

Probably yes, but it's VERY unethical.

[Tryskell]

42 minutes ago, GamePsychology said:

Is this even legal? To use other's pc as mine?

 

There is probably a big flaw on whatever nation's laws.

 

If you don't like the concept, simply boycott the website.

[Trance]

MinerBlock chrome extension should do the trick.

Even tho, Webroot saved me from that already.

Edited November 28, 2017 by Trance

[SweeTs]

5 hours ago, GamePsychology said:

Is this even legal? To use other's pc as mine?

Hard to tell, as you, as a user, you accept their JavaScript :p

TPB did the same https://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-website-runs-a-cryptocurrency-miner-170916/

[AchYlek]

mouse badass like always :( sad storka