Google has kicked five malicious ad blockers off the Chrome Store

[FreddyFreeloader]

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https://www.techradar.com/news/google-has-kicked-five-malicious-ad-blockers-off-the-chrome-store

AdGuard, a company that provides its own paid ad blocking service, has released a report listing five fake extensions that have made their way to top spots in Chrome’s Web Store and been installed by millions of users...

AdGuard reports that more than 20 million users in total have downloaded and installed the five extensions, with one in particular topping out at 10 million downloads....

The five extensions mentioned in the AdGuard report have since been taken down by Google. While two of them aren’t strictly ad blockers, they abuse the same exploit. Here’s the list:

AdRemover for Google Chrome™
uBlock Plus
Adblock Pro
HD for YouTube™
Webutation "

Google has kicked five malicious ad blockers off the Chrome Store | TechRadar

 

[TairikuOkami]

Way to remove the competition: The thief screams, catch the thief.

 

[upnorth]

I do hope members here on MT that use/d them ( found in search ) see this news and also takes action.

 

[Windows_Security]

AdGuard, a company that provides its own paid ad blocking service, has released a report listing five fake extensions that have made their way to top spots in Chrome’s Web Store and been installed by millions of users...

AdGuard reports that more than 20 million users in total have downloaded and installed the five extensions, with one in particular topping out at 10 million downloads....

The five extensions mentioned in the AdGuard report have since been taken down by Google. While two of them aren’t strictly ad blockers, they abuse the same exploit. Here’s the list:

AdRemover for Google Chrome™
uBlock Plus
Adblock Pro
HD for YouTube™
Webutation "

Google has kicked five malicious ad blockers off the Chrome Store | TechRadar

That is why I asked to make malicious extensions a sticky. (Thanks to MOD's/ADMIN's for making it). In my request I even mentione uBlock Plus (and a few others).

Question: let's post this news in future in the malicions extensions thread

 

[Prorootect]

So I've posted link to this thread in the malicious extensions thread, it's name:
Fake Malicious Extensions on Chrome Web Store!

Thank you very much Windows_Security !

 

[Mikesierra]

That´s the reason why I would never ever use unknown extensions when there are well-known ones like uBlock with a good reputation available.

 

[ForgottenSeer 69673]

I have AdBlock plus on IE and UBlock Origin on Edge