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 ...

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 ...

`` 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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...