Mine Control

Control mining in your browser.
What is Mine Control?
"Mine Control" is a Chrome extension that protects your computer from unwanted cryptocurrency mining. It detects sites exploiting your CPU for mining and blocks them, preventing slowdown. Its visual indicators show the extension's status and its effectiveness against individual sites. It also features blacklisting and whitelisting functionalities. Moreover, it respects user's privacy and collects no information about your browsing activity.

Extension stats

Users: 714 ▼ -6
Rating: 4.57 (7)
Version: 1.0.4 (Last updated: 2017-12-12)
Creation date: 2017-12-12
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • <all_urls>
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • alarms
Size: 103.42K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

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Control mining in your browser. Mine your own business!

Websites can use your computer to mine cryptocurrency. Mine Control detects and blocks suspicious sites from exploiting and slowing down your CPU.

How to use Mine Control:

  1. Install the extension
  2. Enable it
  3. Surf the web securely

Check the gear icon color to learn the extension status. Gray gear means that the extension is turned off. Green gear means that the site does not mine. Red gear means that site mining is blocked. Green & red gear means that site mines but is in the white list.

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User reviews

not working
by P K Z, 2018-02-02

После установки, закройте и откройте браузер или обновите все страницы. Самое главное, что он реально работает. Я проверил на одном сайте, при включении и выключении расширения, в Source сайта исчезает и появляется процесс ответственный за майнинг.
by SMM Studio, 2017-12-28

Works perfectly!
by Ekaterina Boltacheva, 2017-11-29
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

Mine Control has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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