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Extensions like this are just the same as .exe adware downloaded and installed by user (not automatically). More serious problem is legitimate extensions that
by ungzd 10y ago
Extensions like this are just the same as .exe adware downloaded and installed by user (not automatically).
More serious problem is legitimate extensions that are trusted by lots of users then being sold to some rogue company, then lots of users receive malware with update.
- emodendroket 10y agoYeah, I've definitely at least experienced ad injection from extensions that went rogue.
- angry-hacker 10y agoThe same goes for wordpress plug-ins. Once you're approved, you can push make are to hundreds of thousands machines. Or whatever you need to do - back links, redirects and other crap.
- wnevets 10y agoor the author is simply paid to add it to their extension. With the auto updating its basically impossible to stop.