Rogue/Fake/Malicious - Chrome Extension

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I was installing Chrome on my other PC, when I came across a very suspicious extension in the Web Store, called 'Delete Virus'.

The 'Delete Virus' wanted permission to access a lot of data and settings.

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Since posting this, it has been removed from Web Store, and I didn't even get the chance to Report it. :(

Upon exiting the website, I got inundated with Prompts to install the damn thing and I was forced to terminate the browsers processes. This happened 15 minutes ago. Since the Extension is no longer available, I revisited the scam site.

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Anyway enjoy looking at the screenshots I took.

Edit: Fixed some words.
 

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WOW, very interesting find... What happened when you have clicked "Clear virus" ?
 
It forcefully tried to make me install the 'Delete Virus' extension. Terminated Chrome via Task Manager.
 
I didn't install it, only kept pressing the Esc key.