New Tech Support Scam Causes Chrome Browser to Use 100% of the CPU

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December 22nd 2018, By Lawrence Abrams
 


 
A new tech support scam has been discovered that uses JavaScript to create a loop that ultimately causes Google Chrome to use up all of the CPU resources on the computer and freeze the browser.
 
This new tech support scam variant was reported in a Google Chrome bug report that states that once a user visits the page, the CPU utilization quickly goes to 100%. This makes it impo
 
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