https://locodigital.com.br/en/tags/miner/Recent content in Miner on LocodigitalHugoen-USMon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/how-to-detect-cryptojacking-and-remove-the-miner/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/how-to-detect-cryptojacking-and-remove-the-miner/<p>CPU at 90% with no program open. A laptop that runs hot all day. The fan spinning up while you edit a text document. Those signs can mean someone is using your processor to mine cryptocurrency — without authorization, without warning and, in most cases, without you noticing for months.</p> <h2>What cryptojacking is</h2> <p>Cryptojacking is the unauthorized use of someone else's hardware to mine cryptocurrency. The attacker profits from the coin generated; you pay the electricity bill, deal with degraded hardware and never understand why the system is slow.</p>