MiNo: The Chrome Web Browser Add-on Application to Block the Hidden Cryptocurrency Mining Activities
Title | MiNo: The Chrome Web Browser Add-on Application to Block the Hidden Cryptocurrency Mining Activities |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Authors | Aktepe, S., Varol, C., Shashidhar, N. |
Conference Name | 2020 8th International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security (ISDFS) |
Keywords | bitcoin, cash money, Chrome Web browser add-on application, Coin Mining, Coinhive, computer resources, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency mining, cryptojacking, data mining, digital currencies, Hidden Cryptocurrency Mining, hidden cryptocurrency mining activities, Human Behavior, Internet, invasive software, malicious mining activities, Malware, Metrics, MiNo, online front-ends, pubcrawl, resilience, Resiliency, security, Web Browser Security |
Abstract | Cryptocurrencies are the digital currencies designed to replace the regular cash money while taking place in our daily lives especially for the last couple of years. Mining cryptocurrencies are one of the popular ways to have them and make a profit due to unstable values in the market. This attracts attackers to utilize malware on internet users' computer resources, also known as cryptojacking, to mine cryptocurrencies. Cryptojacking started to be a major issue in the internet world. In this case, we developed MiNo, a web browser add-on application to detect these malicious mining activities running without the user's permission or knowledge. This add-on provides security and efficiency for the computer resources of the internet users. MiNo designed and developed with double-layer protection which makes it ahead of its competitors in the market. |
DOI | 10.1109/ISDFS49300.2020.9116443 |
Citation Key | aktepe_mino_2020 |
- hidden cryptocurrency mining activities
- security
- Resiliency
- resilience
- pubcrawl
- online front-ends
- MiNo
- Metrics
- malware
- malicious mining activities
- invasive software
- internet
- Human behavior
- Web Browser Security
- Hidden Cryptocurrency Mining
- digital currencies
- Data mining
- cryptojacking
- cryptocurrency mining
- cryptocurrencies
- computer resources
- Coinhive
- Coin Mining
- Chrome Web browser add-on application
- cash money
- bitcoin