110 PCWorld JULY 2020HERE’S HOW
IMAGE: JR RAPHAELI
f you’ve ever heard your laptop
mysteriously start screaming or feel
your phone warm up while you’re
browsing the web, rogue ads could be
the culprit—and now Google’s acting
against them.
The rise of bitcoin and othercryptocurrencies sparked a rise in
malicious ads that sneakily use your
computer’s resources to mine Internet
coins. Other ads can be poorly coded, or
just plain unoptimized. Near the end of
August, Google Chrome will start
blocking nasty ads that vulture yourChrome will block ads that drain
your resources: How to turn it on
Why wait? How to swing the banhammer today. BY BRAD CHACOS