Extensions are plug-ins that give your web browser superpowers - or at the very least, capabilities it didn’t have right out of the box. But the way extensions are built and distributed also makes ...

I write about tech for a living, so you probably won’t be surprised to learn that I spend an unreasonable amount of time browsing the internet (those dog videos aren’t going to watch themselves). Over ...

Whether you’re working online or watching a YouTube video, many everyday computer tasks take place in your web browser. Browser extensions are mini-applications ...

Firefox is one of the best browsers you can use, but it gets even better when you start to power it up with a selection of add-ons and extensions. In fact, it has one of the best extension libraries ...

Most of us spend a lot of time inside a web browser. If you're a Chrome, Firefox, or Edge user, then you'll know these browsers come with a huge number of third-party extensions to augment the ...

Malicious browser extensions are a widespread problem. Even vetted extensions can be dangerous. Here's what you should do to avoid issues. Koi Security investigated a single malicious extension used ...

Extensions installed on almost 1 million devices have been overriding key security protections to turn browsers into engines that scrape websites on behalf of a paid service, a researcher said. The ...

Every day, millions of people install tiny browser add-ons they believe will improve productivity or entertainment. With so many options available on the Chrome Web Store, users often rely on trust ...

An analysis by security researchers of 48,000 extensions for Google’s Chrome browser uncovered many that are used for fraud and data theft — actions that are mostly undetectable to regular users. The ...

Almost 7 million users have attempted to install malicious browser extensions since 2020, with 70% of those extensions used as adware to target users with advertisements. The most common payloads ...