Malicious Chrome Extension With Over 75 Million Downloads Install Malware

Google has removed 32 malicious extensions from the Chrome Web Store that could have changed search results and pushed spam or unwanted adverts. They have received 75 million downloads altogether.  The PDF Toolbox extension, which has had 2 million downloads from the Chrome Web Store, was examined by cybersecurity expert Wladimir Palant, who discovered that […]

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