Fake browser extensions are nothing new, but this one takes things a step further by deliberately breaking your computer to scare you into infecting it. Security researchers have uncovered a malicious ...

`` AdGuard Browser extension V3 '' that supports `` Manifest V3 '', a new method of ad blocking for Chrome launched by Google. It is said to be the world's first ad blocker built with Manifest V3. 1.

A malvertising campaign is using a fake ad-blocking Chrome and Edge extension named NexShield that intentionally crashes the browser in preparation for ClickFix attacks. The attacks were spotted ...

I've long been amazed that a $2 trillion company could be undone by 300KB of community-written code— code, for that matter, that is easy to install and unquestionably makes the internet better. Google ...

Installing an ad blocker extension for your browser is a great way to limit the number of ads you see online but what if your ad blocker actually ended up showing you more ads? Security researchers ...

Wired caused a bit of a stir earlier this week when it announced that it would block anyone who uses an ad-blocker from viewing its site. Worried that adblockers would eventually prevent them from ...

A Chrome browser extension advertised as a way to hide sponsored ads on Amazon has been caught quietly hijacking affiliate links in the background, redirecting commissions to its developer without ...