Hackers are using malicious browser extensions to infect both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge with dangerous malware that ...

If you have any of these extensions installed in Chrome, you should remove them immediately and use one of the best antivirus ...

Well, that wasn't fun. Last week, Ars Technica ran a report about 33 Chrome extensions that have been found to have malware. And yeah, yesterday I found that I had one of them installed.

Google alerts its Chrome users to delete harmful extensions as soon as possible, while urgent security vulnerabilities ...

In the same way that malicious apps can end up on your phone, your browser and by extension, your computer can be infected after installing a risky extension in Chrome. Likewise, even legitimate ...

They can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store, which functions like the Play Store but for extensions. However, extensions are easier to mimic and turn into malicious software compared to apps.

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 ...

SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Google Chrome users have been warned to delete 16 “malicious” browser extensions that could lead to a security threat and “fraud” at the hands of a ...

A newly devised "polymorphic" attack allows malicious Chrome extensions to morph into other browser extensions, including password managers, crypto wallets, and banking apps, to steal sensitive ...

and the Chrome store has a review process that helps to ensure they're safe. However, as with all things on the internet, malicious extensions can slip through the cracks from time to time ...

Google has since removed these extensions from the Chrome Web Store and since they’re malware, they should be automatically disabled as well. But they’re likely still lingering on your PC.

Researchers find malicious browser extensions can assume the appearance of any other installed in the browser It can also disable other extensions, completely tricking the victim The extension can ...