Digital Know-How: Tech Tips and Security • Nearly 60 Malicious Chrome Extensions Discovered

Security experts have identified nearly 60 Chrome extensions that secretly track users’ online activity. Many of these are ‘hidden’ extensions, bypassing the official Chrome Web Store and instead being distributed as direct downloads from URLs.

The discovery was made by U.S. security firm Secure Annex, revealing that over 6 million people have unknowingly downloaded these harmful add-ons.

If you have any of these installed it might be time to do some digital housekeeping!

Fire Shield Secure Search
Fire Shield Chrome Safety
Safe Search for Chrome™
Fire Shield Extension Protection
Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor
Protecto for Chrome™
Unbiased Search by Protecto
Securify Your Browser
Web Privacy Assistant
Securify Kid Protection
Bing Search by Securify
Browse Securely for Chrome™
Better Browse by SecurySearch
Check My Permissions for Chrome
Website Safety for Chrome
MultiSearch for Chrome™
Global search for Chrome™
Map Search for Chrome™
Watch Tower Overview
Incognito Shield for Chrome™
In Site Search for Chrome™
Privacy Guard for Chrome™
Yahoo Search by Ghost
Private Search for Chrome™
Total Safety for Chrome™
Data Shield for Chrome
Browser WatchDog for Chrome
Incognito Search for Chrome™
Web Results for Chrome™
Cuponomia - Coupon and Cashback
Securify for Chrome™
Securify Advanced Web Protection
News Search for Chrome™
SecuryBrowse for Chrome™
Browse Securely for Chrome™
Choose Your Chrome Tools
Securify Viewpoint Search™
Quick Manuals for Chrome™
Search Images on Chrome™
Givero Search for Chrome™
Secured Connection by SecuryBrowse
AI Browser Manager™
Protected Browsing on Chrome™
ChatGPT Search for Chrome™
Games Search for Chrome™
Address Checker for Chrome™
Recipe Search for Chrome™
Search Safely by SecurySearch
SecurySearch for Chrome
Website Orientations
Protecto Whois Search™
Productive Search for Chrome™
Secure Search for Chrome™
Yahoo SecurySearch™
ProtectMyInfo for Chrome™
Secured Connection by SecuryBrowse
Advanced Search for Chrome™
New Tab for Chrome ™

Statistics: Posted by Saul — Wed May 14, 2025 9:20 am

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