According to AdGuard report, five ad-blocking script, including hidden scripts for users, were found on the Google Chrome Web Store extensions. 20 million people are expected to victimize.
Apart from the browser's default function, extensions that can add useful tools to the browser. There were lots of things that could be used for free.
AdRemover for Google Chrome
uBlock Plus
Adblock Pro
HD for YouTube
Webutation
Discovered hidden script with the above five ad block extensions. It is said that it was in a condition that you can remove the user's browser history data behind the scenes and remotely control the browser. Even worse is that even the ad blocking feature, which is the face of the table, only steals scripts from other similar features.
According to AdGuard, it is easy to obtain trust from light users simply by being on the top of the search. Actually, among the problematic extensions.
Google's Chrome team already dealt with five script that were removed from the store.
