Bleeping Computer

Fake Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' has 200,000 installs

Google Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' installed by more than 200,000 users is adware. The extension has been sitting on the Chrome Web Store since at least June 2019, according to the ...
GizChina

Internet Download Manager chrome extension is dangerous for your PC

The Google Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager,' which has been got over 200,000 installations by users, contains adware. According to the earliest user evaluations, the extension has been ...
Bleeping Computer

Google Chrome to warn when installed extensions are malware

Google is testing a new feature in the Chrome browser that will warn users when an installed extension has been removed from the Chrome Web Store, usually indicative of it being malware. An unending ...
Ars Technica

Here’s how hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions

The people overseeing the security of Google’s Chrome browser explicitly forbid third-party extension developers from trying to manipulate how the browser extensions they submit are presented in the ...