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Tell HN: Google says “AdBlock for YouTube” contains malware
When I logged in this morning, I saw that Google Chrome now classifies one of the extensions I have installed, "AdBlock for YouTube", as malware: an info box now says "This extension contains malware." I didn't find any official info on the decision, and very little chatter online.
Only thing I found is this screenshot here on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/16hy2of/the_extension_adblock_for_youtube_has_now/
The decision might be related to some cheeky / deceptive fake YouTube Premium modal banner? https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1601py2/why_is_youtube_forcing_this/
- Abby0 3y ago[dead]
- jlpcsl 3y agoSure, who still even believes Google, the masters of creating spyware and malware software. Best to stop listening to them and stay as far away from the junk as possible.
- L0in 3y agoUse ublock origin. I'm certain that a) it's not a malware if you download it from the official source and b) it's very powerful. Either your extension is indeed malicious or YouTube started playing dirty.
- fckgw 3y agoExtensions like this get hijacked all the time. It's malicious and Google did you a favor; uninstall it and get uBlock or something more well-known.
- HonestMist4ke 3y agoMakes me wonder, there might not even be an malicious software with the extension. Google just wants us to look for ads so it boots the extension from the store. Even with it disabled, I haven't had any ads in YT yet, so I hope something, somewhere is still blocking them lol. Not gonna remove it from the extensions, hoping it somewhat still working in the background, while Chrome disabled it already. My adblocker of choice is AdGuard, wonder if it does something with YT or not.
- KomoD 3y agoDon't install some random extension, use uBlock origin