Mozilla has come up with a new update for Firefox. The update incorporates an alternative to blocking cryptographic money mining content on sites. The company is offering this alternative option apace with the “Privacy & Security” tab of the browser, where users can now likewise tick a case that averts “crypto miners” from running, Mozilla reported on its blog Tuesday.

Crypto-mining contents on sites keep running in the program, ordinarily without clients’ learning or assent. It utilizes the power of the PC processor to dig digital currency for hackers’ own profit.

Mozilla says the content hinder your PC, channel your battery and rack up your electric bill.

Blocking mining contents have been accessible in beta since the features’ first launch with Mozilla joining forces with cybersecurity firm Disconnect for the administration. Mozilla unveiled the feature last August, saying its objective was to avoid outsider contents from hampering the user experience.

Unlawful crypto mining, called crypto-jacking, is quick picking up in notoriety with the crooks (there are progressively authentic uses as well). The malware generates code carrying out the mining. It then directly puts these codes inside PCs or on sites to mine utilizing someones’ machines through browsers.

Last year, a report from Skybox Security discovered that the crypto jacking currently represents 32 percent of all cyber attacks while the ransomware just makes up 8 percent.