New Malware Hits 300,000 Users with Rogue Chrome and Edge Extensions
Briefly

from The Hacker News1 month ago
The trojan malware contains different deliverables ranging from simple adware extensions that hijack searches to more sophisticated malicious scripts that deliver local extensions to steal private data and execute various commands.
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This trojan malware, existing since 2021, originates from imitations of download websites with add-ons to online games and videos.
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The extension cannot be disabled by the user, even with Developer Mode 'ON,' ReasonLabs said. Newer versions of the script remove browser updates.
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The malware and the extensions have a combined reach of at least 300,000 users of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, indicating that the activity has a broad impact.
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