Hi, FF57 running on Linux, I have adblocker ultimate installed but not "adblock". I just started getting this banner saying "adblock has detected an attempt by this website to use your browser as a cryto-currency miner. It can create significant CPU load. Press "cancel" to prevent it".
Kind of worrisome because I don't have this "adblock" installed, could it be a part of adblocker ultimate? Here's the link it's happening on [a musician gear site]:
https: .gearslutz.com/board/live-sound/863548-volume-pedal.html
A laptop died and I moved the ssd to a backup laptop of the same make and model. FF has been really slow, I thought it might be something to do with changing computers [slightly slower processor], but now I'm getting the crypto currency thing so wonder if I've been attacked.
Previous to the warnings I tried in safe mode with just a couple of tabs open. Same thing, the sideways bouncing ball for 10-20 seconds before the page is loaded.
thanks for your time and any info!
adblock not installed but detects crypto currency mining
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Re: adblock not installed but detects crypto currency mining
What is there to make you think that AdBlocker Ultimate would not have given you that message?Kind of worrisome because I don't have this "adblock" installed, could it be a part of adblocker ultimate?
As it is, ABU, looks to have little if essentially no development, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... /versions/. Suppose it relies on a "standard" set of block lists, which one would assume to include "miner" blocks.
Test you page in a new, clean Profile - no changes.
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Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
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Re: adblock not installed but detects crypto currency mining
AdBlocker Ultimate is a rip-off of Adguard AdBlocker -- just install the genuine version made by the actual developers instead of the rip-off repackaged by unknown people: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefo ... adblocker/Kind of worrisome because I don't have this "adblock" installed, could it be a part of adblocker ultimate?
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