The most popular malicious extension, dubbed Google Translate in Right Click, was downloaded more than 500,000 times from app stores. Another, Translate Selected Text with Google, racked up almost 160,000 downloads.
If you’ve been using browser extensions to download YouTube videos or images from Pinterest, translate text in real time, check Amazon price histories, or even enhance colors, you might have some uninstalling to do.
Cybersecurity firm LayerX has uncovered 17 malicious browser extensions that were downloaded more than 840,000 times in total, with some remaining active in the wild for up to five years. Instances were recorded across Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge browsers.
Mozilla and Microsoft have removed all of the extensions from their official stores at the time of writing. However, if you’ve already installed one, you’ll need to uninstall it manually.
The most popular malicious extension, dubbed “Google Translate in Right Click,” was downloaded more than 500,000 times from app stores.
