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> Do I understand correctly that Google Chrome is uninstalling software that the user has deliberately chosen to (not tricked into) install? How would Chrome d
by pilif 10y ago
> Do I understand correctly that Google Chrome is uninstalling software that the user has deliberately chosen to (not tricked into) install?
How would Chrome discern deliberately installed extensions from extensions the user has been tricked into installing?
- tlrobinson 10y agoAsk the user?
- pilif 10y agoHow do you make sure it's the user responding and not the installer that tricked the user that's sending keystrokes?
- tlrobinson 10y agoI don't think Chrome extensions are omnipotent. They can't set arbitrary Chrome settings, for example, can they?
- pilif 10y agoNo. But the installer that wrapped around the thing the user actually wanted certainly can. You know. These adware "downloaders" that completely hose your browser unless you find the correc checkbox full of double negatives to check.
- tlrobinson 10y ago> But the installer that wrapped around the thing the user actually wanted certainly can. Then you're not talking about Chrome extensions and none of this applies.
- kiallmacinnes 10y agoChrome extensions can be installed in many ways. Does a chrome extension need to be sourced from the chrome web store in order to be considered an chrome extension? One method to install an extension is the chrome web store.. the other methods are typically only used by developers (hence all the dev mode comments) and malware (hence all the "I can live with this" comments)
- charonn0 10y agoIn this case, I think, because the user had to go into dev mode to install it.
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- Kostic 10y agoThe user can be also tricked into enabling the dev mode and installing a malicious addon. Granted, that would make it more suspicious but there will be people who would do that or have done that already.