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Web application security specialists have reported that two popular ad-blocking browser extensions, both available on the Google Chrome Web Store, are completely fraudulent developments. The appointed products have been installed by millions of unaware people. The products are AdBlock, developed by AdBlock Inc., and uBlock, by Charlie Lee. Experts claim that these extensions try to […]
Whenever you are online on Google Chrome, it collects information on your browsing patterns and habits — right from your location, to operating system, to hardware. Therefore, securing your browsing sessions through Virtual Private Networks (VPN) is a good idea. VPNs are useful services which help you overcome geo-location restrictions and avoid getting tracked on the […]
The NoScript Chrome extension, a much-awaited feature by privacy-focused fans, will finally arrive by the end of June. A report from ZDNet confirms that the popular Mozilla Firefox feature will see the light of day on Chrome very soon. The author of the NoScript extension, Giorgio Maone, faced a number of issues while developing it […]
If you have a habit of reading articles online, you must have felt the frustration that arises from the presence of distracting elements present on the webpage. But we can get rid of annoying ads, pop-ups or videos on online content by using reader mode extension. Browsers like Safari offer a built-in reader mode that eliminates distracting […]
Extensions for Google Chrome are a great tool as it improves your productivity by assisting you in daily tasks while using the browser. But if you don’t know how to manage Chrome extensions, it can clutter your browser and make them slow. So let’s take a look at Chrome extensions settings. Here we will go […]
Google is the most popular browser around and supports a vast number of extensions as well. Since there are a lot of Chrome addons available in the Chrome Web Store, picking the best Google Chrome extension can be quite a task. Also, it is quite easy to get distracted on the web and lose track of […]
Google Chrome is often labeled as one of the best web browsers around for all the right reasons. Players like Firefox are competing by adding innovative features, but Chrome continues to enjoy an unparalleled popularity. However, this doesn’t mean that Chrome is 100% secure. A security researcher has spotted malicious add-ons that’s almost impossible to delete. These […]
Google removes four extensions that used infected computers in click fraud scheme. Researchers have uncovered four malicious extensions with more than 500,000 combined downloads from the Google Chrome Web Store, a finding that highlights a key weakness in what’s widely considered to be the Internet’s most secure browser. Google has since removed the extensions. Researchers […]
Cryptocurrency Miners are in the raise starting from last year, more than 500 million computers are mining cryptoCurrency in their browsers without the user’s knowledge and now the chrome extension Archive Poster. Websites involved in crypto-mining by injecting mining scripts into visitors browsers and most popular among them is Coinhive which offers a JavaScript miner for […]
Chrome Extensions continue to get compromised, security officer Renato Marinho from Morphus Labs identified a malicious Chrome extension that captures data posted by users online on any website. They noticed a phishing campaign titled “Follow the photos from the weekend (via WhatsApp)” which infects users by opening an email with alleged photos. How it affects […]
Steam scammer caught red-handed by Panda Security researcher. A crafty Steam user created four Chrome extensions that would empty out his victim’s Steam inventory and send all their game perks to the extension’s owner. First signs that something was wrong were spotted by Panda Security researcher Bart Blaze on the TeamFortress.tv forums. Mr. Blaze was able […]
Hidden analytics code tracks everything users do, EVERYTHING Analytics code deeply hidden in popular Google Chrome extensions is being used to track users across the Web, in different browser tabs, and without user consent. Swedish company Detectify Labs made this discovery, and its researchers are pointing the finger at popular extensions like HooverZoom, SpeakIt, ProxFlow, […]