Fake Chrome extension 'breaks' your computer before it hits you with malware — how to stay safe

Chrome and Edge users are being targeted by a fake ad blocker extension that crashes their browsers and then infects their ...

This fake ad blocker malware impersonated uBlock Origin’s developer

I block ads (despite the hypocrisy) and you probably do too if you’re tech-literate enough to read PCWorld on the regular. So ...

Fake ad blocker extension crashes the browser for ClickFix attacks

A malvertising campaign is using a fake ad-blocking Chrome and Edge extension named NexShield that intentionally crashes the ...

This 'Ad Blocker' Actually Initiates ClickFix Attacks

A malicious ad-blocking extension on Chrome and Edge known as NexShield is using the ClickFix attack to infect devices with a ...
Gizmochina

YouTube’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Hits Firefox and Edge Users with Slow Load Times

The battle initiated by YouTube against ad-blocking programs is intensifying. The company insists that users who don’t want to see ads should pay for Premium, and it is determined to make life ...
Houston Chronicle

Coming changes to Chrome and other web browsers may kneecap ad blockers

Do you use Google’s Chrome browser on your PC or Mac to visit websites? And if so, do you have an ad blocker installed? If you’ve not been paying attention to the recent cries of pain from the makers ...