Opera Now Blocks Crypto Mining by Default

Opera Now Blocks Crypto Mining by Default

Sarmad Sameer in CryptocurrencySecuritysoftwareWeb

Opera Software, a Norwegian-based software company, has introduced a cryptocurrency-mining blocker in the latest beta version of their popular browser, Opera. Its beta version, known as Opera 50, is the first ever browser to have its own crypto-currency mining protection.

The new feature adds a defence against potential cryptojackers who can use your system resources and your CPU to mine cryptocurrency without your consent. This process runs in the background so its hardly noticeable but Opera’s new feature prevents it without the user having to know about it.

Prevents Mining in The Background
Insecure websites are often programmed to run JavaScripts to start the mining process. In some cases some pop-up windows are used to launch mining scripts, which start using the computer’s resources even when the user leaves the compromised website.

Phishing schemes and several “fake tech-support” scams have also been reported to infect CPU’s with their JavaScript miners through screen pop-ups like the typical “security-warning” pop-up often seen while surfing the Internet on a web-browser.

Opera said,