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.

A massive spyware campaign called "RedDirection" turned 18 popular browser extensions into surveillance tools, exposing over 2.3 million users-check your Chrome and Edge extensions now.

Security researchers have uncovered dozens of malicious Chrome and Edge extensions secretly tracking users’ online activity ...

These extensions, distributed through various channels, but also found on the Google Chrome Web Store, were able to steal sensitive user information, as well as receive further commands to execute.

How to remove Chrome extensions In this tutorial, we use a Windows computer, but Chromebook and MacOS users can follow these steps. On your computer: Open Google Chrome. At the top right, select ...

Security researchers have discovered 11 malicious Google Chrome extensions that have collectively been downloaded over 1.7 million times. These extensions, available on the Chrome Web Store, are ...

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 prolific “threat actor.” The ...

Chrome obfuscates the URL by following the URL hashing guidance to convert the URL into 32-byte full hashes. Chrome truncates the full hashes into 4-byte long hash prefixes.

As noted by uBlock Origin’s Raymond Hill on X (formerly Twitter), Google Chrome has begun disabling and suggesting the removal of extensions that are not updated for Manifest V3, as of Oct. 14.

Google Chrome will be shutting down its older, more capable extension system, Manifest V2, in favor of exclusively using the more limited Manifest V3.