An extension I used almost every day was bought by a new owner and loaded up with spyware. It happened in 2024, but Google only removed it this week.

Reddit users seem to have identified the problem.

Your web browser is an ecosystem of its own. It stores your passwords, search history, financial details like credit card numbers, addresses and more. Just like how ...

Browser extensions can be a great way to boost your productivity while browsing. Chrome, which is the most popular browser out there, supports a wide range of extensions, and so do other ...

How can an extension change hands with no oversight?

There are probably hundreds of thousands of Google Chrome extensions out there, and with so many options to choose from, it can be hard to know whether the plugin you want to install is hiding malware ...

Why it matters: Although browser extensions can be useful, downloading them always comes with some amount of risk because they are common vectors for malware. McAfee's recent investigation into a ...

Just like in the real world, computer security requires constant vigilance. Even so, a lot of users might not realize that downloadable browser extensions can be yet ...

Google is hosting dozens of extensions in its Chrome Web Store that perform suspicious actions on the more than 4 million devices that have installed them and that their developers have taken pains to ...