No Coin for Firefox

While initially Coinhive was described as an innovative tool that enables you to farm cryptocurrency in your browser, has now become a technology abused by dozens of malware authors. No Coin for Firefox is a tiny extension that can protect your browser and system from the malicious JavaScript designed to take advantage of your PC's resources without your consent.

Considering that it is an extension, it goes without saying that you need to have Firefox installed on your computer. Moreover, the installation is a quick process that entails downloading and then installing the extension to your browser.

The tool does not require any configuration, but rather it keeps an eye out for malicious scripts that are associated with cryptocurrency miners. Once they are detected, you can hear a bleep sound and can read a message that a miner has been found. In a way, you can say that the tool works in a similar manner with the extensions that are designed to block advertisements.

At this point, you may be wondering whether installing this extension can prevent you from passing a captcha or shortening a link, for instance. You will be happy to learn that the tool can be Paused at any time by clicking its Red Button.

Then again, if you are farming for Monero or similar currency in your browser, then you should bear in mind that you can add your online sources to a whitelist. Depending on your interests, you can add websites to the whitelist permanently or for a limited time, namely 1 or 30 minutes.

All things considered, No Coin for Firefox is a non-obstructive and lightweight extension that adds an extra layer of protection to your system against malware and prevents your PC from being used for mining cryptocurrency.