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75 million users are running these malicious add-ons

75 million users are running these malicious add-ons

Google has removed more than 24 malicious Chrome extensions from the official Chrome Web Store. These extensions have been installed over 75 million times by Chrome users, who should remove them from their browsers immediately.

Vladimir Blunt observer Malicious extensions and information about them posted on the Almost Secure blog. Palant reported a total of 34 malicious extensions to Google, but Google did not immediately remove the extensions.

Avast confirmed the results and Google pulled the extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Palant mentioned in a later post that not all of these were malicious extensions. A total of 8 were not removed by Google as they were added later by Palant and thus are not included in Avast’s list.

Many add-ons have had millions of users, such as Autoskip for YouTube which has over 9 million weekly active users.

Extensions detected by Palant include video downloaders, and other extensions that allow users to interact with video or audio, add visual changes, or claim to block ads.

The main problem for Chrome users is that removing extensions from the Chrome Web Store does not remove them from the end user’s browser.

Here is a list of malicious extensions:

name active users per week Identification card
Autoskip for YouTube 9,008,298 lgjdgmdbfhobkdbcjnpnlmhnplnidkkp
soundboost 6,925,522 chmfnmjfghjpdamlofhlonnnnokkpbao
Block ad block 6869278 lklmhefoneonjalpjcnhaidnodopinib
Fast VPN 5,595,420 ciifcakemmcbbdpmljdohdmbodagmela
Clipboard assistant 3,499,233 meljmedplehjlnnaempfdoecookjenph
Maxi Refresher 3,483,639 lipmdblppejomolopniipdjlpfjcojob
Quick translation 2,797,773 lmcboojgmmaafdmgacncdpjnpnnhpmei
View EasyView Reader 2786137 icnekagcncdgpdnpoecofjinkplbnocm
PDF toolbox 2,782,790 bahoceckgcanpcoabcdgmoidngedmfo
Epsilon ad blocker 2,571,050 bkpdalonclochcahhipekbnedhklcdnp
Literal pointers 2,437,224 We don’t want to make him jealous of him, and he will fill them with your money
Alfablocker ad blocker 2,430,636 edadmcnnkkkgmofibeehgaffppadbnbi
Zoom in more 2,370,645 ajneghihjbebmnljfhlpdmjjpifeaokc
Basic image downloader 2,366,136 nadenkhojomjfdcppbhhncbfakfjiabp
Click Fun Pointers 2,353,436 pbdpfhmbdldfoioggnphkiocpidecmbp
Custom cursor A cursor 2,237,147 hdgdghnfcappcodemanhafioghjhlbpb
Amazing dark mode 2,228,049 fbjfihoienmhbjflbobnmimfijpngkpa
The ultimate color changer for YouTube 2,226,293 kjeffohcijbnlkgoaibmdcfconakaajm
Great auto update 2,222,284 djmpbcihmblfdlkcfncodakgopmpgpgh
Venus Adblock 1,973,783 obeokabcpoilgegepbhlcleanmpgkhcp
Adblock Dragon 1,967,202 mcmdolplhpeopapnlpbjceoofpgmkahc
Reader mode reading 1,852,707 dppnhoaonckcimpejpjodcdoenfjleme
frenzy volume 1,626,760 idgncaddojiejegdmkofblgplkgmeipk
Image Download Center 1,493,741 deebfeldnfhemlnidojiidadkgnglpi
custom font 1,471,726 gfbgiekofllpkpaoadjhbbfnljbcimoh
Closed tabs are easy to undo 1,460,691 pbebadpeajadcmaoofljnnfgofehnpeo
screen recorder 1,459,488 flmihfcdcgigpfcfjpdcniidbfnffdcf
OneCleaner 1,457,548 pinnfpbbjancnbidnnhpemakncopaega
Repeat button 1,456,013 iicpikopjmmincpjkckdngpkmlcchold
lib video downloader 1,454,917 bjlcpoknpgaoaollojjdnbdojdclidkh
Click on the image download tool 1,451,822 OK
Qspeed Video Speed ​​Controller 732,250 pcjmcnhpobkjnhajhleejfmpeoahclc
hypervolume 592479 hinhmojdkodmficpockledafoeodokmc
Picture in a light picture 172931 gcnceeflimggoamelclcbhcdggcmnglm