US EditionOne Million People Have Downloaded This Dangerous Chrome Extension, It Should Be Deleted Immediately
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One Million People Have Downloaded This Dangerous Chrome Extension, It Should Be Deleted Immediately
An image download extension for Google Chrome has been exploiting users to make money. The add-on has likely been given a dangerous addition after a change of ownership.
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ATB DigitalAnyone who spends enough time on the web knows the scene: you see a perfect photo, right-click, “Save image like...” and ready. That routine works well when the file is JPG or PNG, “lifelong” formats that almost any viewer opens without complaining. The problem appears when the image is in WebP, an increasingly common format because it usually compresses better and weighs less. In that case, the same gesture always leaves you a file with .webp e…
The popular Chrome extension "Save Image as Type" has been used for years as a useful tool. In fact, it was malware that abused users for fraud.
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