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Researcher uncovers network of risky Chrome extensions with over 4 million installs | Many ironically promise to scan Chrome for sketchy browser extensions
John Tucker, founder of browser security firm Secure Annex, discovered the suspicious extensions while assisting a client who had installed one or more for security monitoring. The...
Many present themselves as search assistants, while others pose as ad blockers, security tools, or extension scanners – all mysteriously linked to a single, unused domain. The apps ask users for consent to access sensitive data, including browser tabs and windows, cookies, storage, scripting, alarms, and management APIs. After analyzing it, Tucker discovered a JavaScript file that can upload data and download code and instructions from several shady domains, including one called unknow.com.
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