Bleeping Computer

Remove the DownloadProtect Adware Extension

DownloadProtect s is a Chrome adware extension that injects advertisements into web sites that you are visiting. This extension is force installed into Chrome by adware that configures Chrome group ...
Bleeping Computer

Remove the SpecialSearchOption Chrome Extension

SpecialSearchOption is a Google Chrome extension that has a description of "Upgrade you browser experience of Chrome and enjoy Yahoo powered search as your default search engine and home/startup page" ...
AZ Central

How dangerous can browser extensions be to your computer?

QUESTION: Is there any reason to be concerned with Chrome extensions? ANSWER: One of the many reasons that Google’s Chrome browser has become the most popular browser in the world includes the ability ...
Los Angeles Times

IRS Offers Extensions by Phone, Computer

For the first time, taxpayers will be able to get automatic four-month tax filing extensions from the Internal Revenue Service with a few clicks of a computer mouse or a telephone call. The IRS said ...
Computer Weekly

Dodgy browser extensions put social media users at risk

Users of social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, and other online services, have been warned to be on the alert to third-party Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extensions that ...