CPU Usage
by Andrew Mac · in Site Feedback · 03/13/2014 (3:13 pm) · 19 replies
So I've noticed my google chrome CPU usage has been skyrocketing so I began investigating. It lead to me chrome's task manager that showed the GG website and forums are what's using all the CPU. I tracked it down to this script:
Here's a pastebin of the script in case someone alters it (I'm paranoid):
pastebin.com/Srku5DmA
At first I thought it was just an AJAX script, but after I looked more closely it looks like it's running some kind of hash and sending the results to "ws://ronsTestMachine.cloudapp.net:80/"
Am I crazy or is this malicious?
<!-- Experimental --> <script src="/static/js/bcclient.js"></script>
Here's a pastebin of the script in case someone alters it (I'm paranoid):
pastebin.com/Srku5DmA
At first I thought it was just an AJAX script, but after I looked more closely it looks like it's running some kind of hash and sending the results to "ws://ronsTestMachine.cloudapp.net:80/"
Am I crazy or is this malicious?
About the author
#2
Chrome - 99% CPU Usage
IE - 60% CPU Usage
Firefox - 20% CPU Usage
It's making me unable to keep the forums open while working on anything though, it's killing my FPS. Even if it's not malicious I'd still like to know what it is and what it's doing.
03/13/2014 (3:27 pm)
Well at the very least it's a good benchmark for different browsers javascript engines. Here's the results I get:Chrome - 99% CPU Usage
IE - 60% CPU Usage
Firefox - 20% CPU Usage
It's making me unable to keep the forums open while working on anything though, it's killing my FPS. Even if it's not malicious I'd still like to know what it is and what it's doing.
#3
pastebin.com/jJkEgAq4
Originally found here:
garagegames.com/static/js/sha.js
03/13/2014 (3:35 pm)
Here's the script with the work in it:pastebin.com/jJkEgAq4
Originally found here:
garagegames.com/static/js/sha.js
#4
03/13/2014 (3:53 pm)
Hmm - might be a left-over from the 3SS update system. I can't imagine what else it'd be doing there. 
#5
03/13/2014 (4:26 pm)
Thanks for bringing this to our attention, this has been removed from the site. 
#6
03/13/2014 (4:32 pm)
Now if only we could get GG to fix editing of posts causing escaped character garbage as fast. ;)
#7
Hey, did you guys ever manage to find a second web guy or are you still whipping Zach to death?
03/13/2014 (5:11 pm)
If only that were a simple fix... lolHey, did you guys ever manage to find a second web guy or are you still whipping Zach to death?
#8
This is a partial fix:
www.garagegames.com/community/resources/view/21864
I no longer fear editing posts, resources, or blogs.
03/13/2014 (6:01 pm)
@Nathan,This is a partial fix:
www.garagegames.com/community/resources/view/21864
I no longer fear editing posts, resources, or blogs.
#9
03/13/2014 (6:45 pm)
Haha, I was wondering what was going on these past couple days. My cpu usage was really high when I was on this website. Thanks for fixing this.
#10
03/14/2014 (11:05 am)
Actually I think you guys just thwarted SkyNet from using computer resources from GG users. 
#11
03/14/2014 (11:24 am)
You're welcome.
#12
03/14/2014 (11:30 am)
lol, that is just Awesome! 
#15
03/14/2014 (5:00 pm)
Well, they failed to get any from me... the only virtual currency I own is in U.S. Dollars and SWTOR Credits.... lol 
#16
03/14/2014 (5:27 pm)
@Richard - You do not need your currency. Maybe you should hand it off to me.
#17
03/15/2014 (9:14 am)
@Mich - Is it just me, or does that image of Kaas City look like the Disney Castle just a little? Oh, and this is not the mark you are looking for. lol
#18
Edit:
Ooh, make a movie like that and call it "SPAM".
03/15/2014 (2:15 pm)
The question is: If you could send an email back in time to yourself to try and prevent a future disaster would it end up marked as SPAM? Seriously we could have future warning being sent to ourselves every day and we would not know it...Edit:
Ooh, make a movie like that and call it "SPAM".
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