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It's inserting fake search results and running a keystroke monitor. To me this isn't even a close call; of course it's malware. I would also say that any develo
by Bud 13y ago
It's inserting fake search results and running a keystroke monitor. To me this isn't even a close call; of course it's malware. I would also say that any developer who would do this simply can't be trusted; if he will do this, he might do just about anything else. He doesn't seem to have any regard for others.
- orf 13y agoa hell of a lot of chrome extensions inject adverts and other tracking code into websites you visit, like Facebook and youtube. would you class those extensions as malware as well?
- dudus 13y agoI would. Why wouldn't you?
- orf 13y agoI would, but that then means that the chrome web store is riddled with malware which isn't a nice thought and doesn't bode well for its future as something that is supposed to be more secure than traditional native platforms.
- hrjet 13y agoSomething that was supposed to be secure is not. So you stop calling malware, malware? Move on.
- orf 13y agoI was agreeing with him, perhaps I should have phrased it better.
- JohnTHaller 13y agoConsidering that Google search result ads are riddled with malware* and Google AdSense ads are riddled with malware and that Google Play has numerous ongoing issues with Android malware, I don't think it's really surprising that the Google Chrome Extensions store is also riddled with malware. * Which my mother confirmed JUST THIS WEEKEND by searching Google for Firefox and Spider Solitaire clicking one of the Google ads up top for each to get the download and... 2 hours of cleaning later and removing 18 different malware apps. Then just deciding it was faster to restore it to a factory image. * * Which I'm trying to block one by one using the pitiful tools that Google makes available to block individual adsense advertisers.
- prafuitu 13y agoIt is not inserting fake search results nor is it logging any of your keys! Look a the source code at http://ionut-botizan.net/window-resizer http://ionut-botizan.net/window-resizer It is just proxying clicks on real results through Ecosia's servers instead of Google's.