Miner Away

Stop coin miners on the web!
What is Miner Away?
Miner Away is a Chrome extension that blocks any attempts made by websites to use your browser as a cryptocurrency miner. It instantly notifies you when a website tries to start mining and allows you to whitelist domains. Protect your browser from unauthorized mining with Miner Away.

Extension stats

Users: 158 ▲ 7
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2017-09-27)
Creation date: 2017-09-26
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • notifications
Size: 54.89K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Miner Away

Miner Away denies any website's attempt to use your browser as a cryptocurrency miner.

[Opera Web Store] (https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/miner-away/?display=en)

Features

  • Blocks any JavaScript or web based miners
  • Allows you to Whitelist a domain
  • Display the current status (i.e. No miners, Warning/Blocked and Mining)
  • Instantly notifies you when a website tries to start mining. (Desktop notification)

How?

It blocks any request made by websites that match the domains in blacklist.txt.

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Miner Away requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Miner Away has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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