Maybe not a very reliable source, but https://imgur.com/gallery/xUarH
mentions that this hanstrackr thing might be doing some cryptocurrency
mining behind your back. You should try and identify which web page
embeds this subframe, close it, and report it to the webmaster.
I'm going to close this bug as it's not a chromium issue really, just a
malicious script.
** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Invalid
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Title:
script using continously 100% cpu core
Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
Each time chromium-browser is loaded, i'm seeing a full cpu core usage.
System-monitor show me that it is "chromium-browser -type=renderer
-enable-pinch -field-trial-handle=..." that needs to be killed.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: chromium-browser 62.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.1380
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Nov 9 06:23:52 2017
DetectedPlugins:
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium-browser: [deleted]
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