3 million users are exposed to attacks as 28 dangerous extensions were found for the Chrome and Edge browsers. The protection company Avast announced today that it found 15 infected extensions in the Google Chrome browser and 13 for the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge .
According to Avast, these extensions can:
- Redirect user traffic to ads
- Redirect users’ traffic to phishing websites
- Collect personal data such as dates of birth, email addresses and active devices
- Collect browsing history
- Download further malware on users’ devices
Until Google and Microsoft decide how to deal with the dangerous extensions, Avast suggests disabling them. Also, for each redirect, their creators earn money from the redirect. If you have any of the following extensions in Chrome or Edge, delete them immediately.
Dangerous extensions of Google Chrome
- Direct Message for Instagram
- DM for Instagram
- Invisible mode for Instagram Direct Message
- Downloader for Instagram
- App Phone for Instagram
- Stories for Instagram
- Universal Video Downloader
- Video Downloader for FaceBook ™
- Vimeo ™ Video Downloader
- Zoomer for Instagram and FaceBook
- VK UnBlock. Works fast.
- Odnoklassniki UnBlock. Works quickly.
- Upload photo to Instagram ™
- Spotify Music Downloader
- The New York Times News
The dangerous extensions of Microsoft Edge
- Direct Message for Instagram ™
- Instagram Download Video & Image
- App Phone for Instagram
- Universal Video Downloader
- Video Downloader for FaceBook ™
- Vimeo ™ Video Downloader
- Volume Controller
- Stories for Instagram
- Upload photo to Instagram ™
- Pretty Kitty, The Cat Pet
- Video Downloader for YouTube
- SoundCloud Music Downloader
- Instagram App with Direct Message DM
