CPU 100% usage everytime I enter a particular site?

[Fafaagasta]

So, today, I realize whenever I enter this torrent site, my cpu usage will increase to 100% (Im using Task Manager and Speccy to monitoring it) and when I leave the site, it will back to normal usage. I always go to that site to download things and just realized this problem today. So, what is it? I'm scared...

 

[USAFRet]

It's some function on that site.
Many torrent sites are now injecting mining software into your experience.

So you get to contribute your PC and electricity to their mining operation.

 

[Fafaagasta]

It's some function on that site.
Many torrent sites are now injecting mining software into your experience.

So you get to contribute your PC and electricity to their mining operation.

Is it dangerous for my PC?

 

[USAFRet]

It's some function on that site.
Many torrent sites are now injecting mining software into your experience.

So you get to contribute your PC and electricity to their mining operation.

Is it dangerous for my PC?

Possibly. It's not 100% sure that is what your specific site is doing, but its doing something.
And if they're willing to use your PC for their bitcoin mining...what else might they be doing?

 

[Tolis_GR]

It;s true, they do use guest computers for mining, it's a trade-off for their "services" lets say.

 

[Avast-Team]

It does sound like a mining process. We have observed the same behavior in browser miners: https://blog.avast.com/avast-blocked-more-than-34-million-monero-cryptomining-attacks

 

[USAFRet]

Solution to this?

Don't use that site. At all. Ever.