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<blockquote data-quote="Arequire" data-source="post: 785568" data-attributes="member: 59283"><p>I have neither seen nor conducted any tests involving malicious extensions. </p><p></p><p>Most extensions related to protection ask for this permission: "Allow this extension to read and change all your data on websites that you visit".</p><p>If an extension has this permission and goes rogue, everything in your browser is compromised.</p><p></p><p>True, but the CCleaner incident was a unique case. It's not reflective of a wider trend. On the other hand, extension developers who's extensions have high-level permissions and sizeable user bases get monetary offers by potentially malicious actors all the time. </p><p></p><p>I'm not suggesting dumping all extensions, I'm just saying to err on the side of caution in regards to them. They're an infection vector too few people think about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arequire, post: 785568, member: 59283"] I have neither seen nor conducted any tests involving malicious extensions. Most extensions related to protection ask for this permission: "Allow this extension to read and change all your data on websites that you visit". If an extension has this permission and goes rogue, everything in your browser is compromised. True, but the CCleaner incident was a unique case. It's not reflective of a wider trend. On the other hand, extension developers who's extensions have high-level permissions and sizeable user bases get monetary offers by potentially malicious actors all the time. I'm not suggesting dumping all extensions, I'm just saying to err on the side of caution in regards to them. They're an infection vector too few people think about. [/QUOTE]
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