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Old December 10th, 2017, 08:08 PM   #7
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Default Cryptojacking Script Continues to Operate After Users Close Their Browser

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The operator of at least one website has been spotted using small pop under window hidden under the user's Windows taskbar to continue to operate an in-browser miner even after the user closed the main browser window.

Discovered by Malwarebytes researcher Jerome Segura, the miscreants behind this campaign utilize a tactic known as a pop-under, a trick that allows them to spawn a new window, separate from the main browser.

An adult portal — used the following formula to dynamically calculate the position of this new window.

Horizontal position = (current screen width) – 100px
Vertical position = (current screen height) – 40px

source November 29, 2017

Anonym zu www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptojacking-script-continues-to-operate-after-users-close-their-browser/


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