Mcafee Researchers Have Identified Malicious Chrome Extensions
Because it matters Completely removing malicious extensions is an almost impossible task, so consumers should be careful when installing any kind of browser extension. Google has removed a handful of browser extensions from its Chrome Web Store that were downloaded a total of 1.4 million times after outside cybersecurity researchers found that the extensions were secretly tracking their users’ online activities. In a blog post published this week, McAfee researchers singled out five extensions that allow users to do things like watch shows on Netflix together, track deals on retail websites and take screenshots of websites....