US EditionYour favorite image-saving Chrome extension was scraping your data for cash
The extension covertly replaced affiliate codes on 578 sites to divert commissions from users, affecting over one million Chrome users before removal for malicious behavior.
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Do you use the Chrome extension "Save Image As"? If so, you are one of more than a million users who woke up this morning to find that Google has disabled the extension in your Chrome web browser. Why? According to the notice informing users that the extension was disabled, Chrome discovered that "Save Image As" contained malware. The extension has also been removed from the Chrome Web Store, reports Telegraph. "Save Image As" was a simple but p…
Google Chrome Removes ‘Save Image as Type’ Extension After Malware Reports — How to Check and Stay Safe
Google Chrome has disabled and removed the widely used Save Image as Type extension from the Chrome Web Store following reports that it may contain malicious behaviour. The extension, which had over one million users, allowed people to quickly save images in formats like PNG, JPG and WebP. Many users discovered it had been disabled after seeing a browser warning, with the tool no longer available to install. While Google has not yet provided a d…
A popular Chrome extension has been deemed insecure. Experts report that malware detected there could be irritating for many users. It's therefore worth uninstalling the extension and turning to alternative services, of which, fortunately, there are plenty. Even extremely popular extensions can prove dangerous – so who should you trust? This is probably the first time a plugin I've used for several years and taken for granted has been deemed uns…
Popular Chrome Extension ‘Save Image as Type’ Disabled by Google Over Malware Concerns
Google has disabled a widely used Chrome extension called “Save Image as Type” after discovering it contained malware. The extension, which had amassed over a million users, allowed people to right-click on any image and save it in their preferred format — PNG, JPG, or WebP. A genuinely useful tool. And now a cautionary tale about the browser extension supply chain. According to Mashable, Google flagged the extension for containing malicious cod…
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