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No one is safe using Microsoft's Edge Addon Store
- wewebaguette 5y agoInstall what looks like official software, only to have it steal all your browsing data.
- waltbosz 5y ago> See if you can spot the spyware Looks like it starts at line 1122. The obfuscation is interesting. But XMLHttpRequest and atob are dead give-aways. defaultLength.tipPublicKey is suspicious. It decodes to this: "iDays: $1|<3ri deng...|local unavailable, use cloud now...|skip shuaxin 90% prob.|xiao shi: $1 ($2 required)|switch bak sver...|xhr status: $1|skipping bak sver...|ON ERROR|jia zai $1|ON EXCEPTION|suc shuaxin|script;disprizhi;extftsams99ba;svrdpcds;lick.taobao.com/t;nion-click.jd.com;https://www.google.com;liveupdt;dealctr;/ext/load.php?f=svr.png;if https://www.google.com;liveupdt;dealctr;/ext/load.php?f=svr.... (top.location != self.location);if(1==2)"
- tinus_hn 5y agoTo get the kind of exclusivity he desires he needs to register a trademark. Names are not unique and he does not have an exclusive claim to his.
- aliswe 5y agoI for one think that the spyware is a bigger problem then the name infringement
- tinus_hn 5y agoIt is, but I don’t quite see how anyone can guarantee against that kind of malware. And I don’t think Microsoft does.
- wewebaguette 5y agoFirefox has a very good extension vetting process with code reviewers.