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Currently, some experts refer to the technique of hijacking users' browsers for cryptocurrency mining as "cryptojacking."

Some have also predicted the Coinhive cryptojacking disaster. For example, at least two ad blockers have added support for blocking Coinhive's JS library — AdBlock Plus and AdGuard.

In addition, developers have also put together Chrome extensions that scan your browser and terminate anything that looks like Coinhive's miner script — AntiMiner, No Coin, and minerBlock.

While this year might be remembered for the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware outbreaks and the CCleaner and Equifax breaches, silently, cryptocurrency miners have been one of the most active and prevalent threats.

This past two weeks, Kaspersky reported seeing over 1.65 million computers infected with cryptocurrency mining malware in the first eight months of the year, and IBM also reported a spike in cryptocurrency malware installed on enterprise networks.

Currently, according to the Coinhive team, the library's launch appeared to have exceeded expectations. Even if developed with good intentions, Coinhive's name and reputation is bound to be smeared in the dirt if malware authors continue the trend they're currently on.

I have added No Coin to Chrome. I'll let everyone know if there as a change at my end