When you install a browser extension that includes its code. It just goes to show that Google, Mozilla, etc. vetting and signing extensions doesn't actually stop malware - it's primarily about controlling what extensions you can use, and your safety as maybe a distant second.
Ok, great, we know all these hundred plus extensions are bad... But let's only name a single one so that users can't learn about and remove the rest.
There's useless news, then there's infuriatingly useless news.
Two guesses as which one this is.
Don't download random extension you really dont know anything about just because they may sound helpful.
When you install a browser extension that includes its code. It just goes to show that Google, Mozilla, etc. vetting and signing extensions doesn't actually stop malware - it's primarily about controlling what extensions you can use, and your safety as maybe a distant second.
Hey buddy, how about you step inside my van, I have free chrome extensions for you.
I'm no fool. I'm not stepping into the van until AFTER I get that free chrome extension ;)