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On a typical PC, installed software has even more permissions than a browser extension, and all any malware author has to do is write their own keylogger or upl
by dvdkon 3y ago
On a typical PC, installed software has even more permissions than a browser extension, and all any malware author has to do is write their own keylogger or upload the browser cookie database. Sure, it's a little more effort, but I think the only real advantage that malicious browser extensions have over native programs is the discoverability and auto-update Google and Mozilla give them "for free".
- asjir 3y agoWouldn't AV pick up uploading browser cookies?
- dvdkon 3y agoI don't know, it would simple enough to catch, but would also flag access by file managers. Probably the only way is to test. Generally I've found writing malware from scratch is enough to get it through AV, but I only tested on what I had installed.