The dangers of cryptocurrency phishing are back in the news, after tech investor Mark Cuban was reported to have lost around $870k via…
Tag: extension
Chrome will soon start removing extensions that may be unsafe
Retroactive removals are finally on the way for malicious Chrome browser extensions. Beginning with Chrome 117, Chrome will “proactively highlight to…
Criminals target businesses with malicious extension for Meta’s Ads Manager and accidentally leak stolen accounts
Like all social media platforms, Facebook constantly has to deal with fake accounts, scams and malware. We have written about scams targeting…
Bogus Chat GPT extension takes over Facebook accounts
If you’re particularly intrigued by the current wave of interest in AI, take care. There’s some bad things lurking in search engine results…
What is an .exe file? Is it the same as an executable?
You may often see .exe files but you may not know what they are. Is it the same as an executable…
SearchDimension search hijackers: An overview of developments
Background information on SearchDimension SearchDimension is the name of a family of browser hijackers that makes money from ad clicks and…
Browser Guard combats privacy abuse, tracking, clickbait, and scammers
In July 2018, we introduced the Malwarebytes Browser Extension, a beta plugin for Firefox and Chrome aimed at delivering a safer,…
Browlock flies under the radar with complete obfuscation
Browlocks are the main driving force behind tech support scams, using a combination of malvertising and clever browser locker tricks to…
We block shady ad blockers
Some of you have reached out to us concerning Malwarebytes blocking of certain ad blocking extensions, or an influx in web…
Rogue Chrome extension pushes tech support scam
Given Google Chrome’s popularity, it is no surprise to see it being more and more targeted these days. In particular, less…