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Over 20 million Chrome users installed malware-infected Ad Blockers

Sourcehttps://www.newsweek.com/google-chrome-fake-ad-blockers-installed-20-million-users-how-check-if-you-892929

Parties InvolvedGoogle, AdRemover, uBlock Plus, Adblock Pro, HD for YouTube, Webutation

Severity

Medium

Disclosed PubliclyApril 19, 2018

Initial Discoveryn/a

Leaked InformationBrowsing histories (including personal information)

Attack VectorMalware

Tags

BotnetMalware Chrome Extension

April 19, 2018

https://www.newsweek.com/google-chrome-fake-ad-blockers-installed-20-million-users-how-check-if-you-892929

Press Coveragehttps://www.newsweek.com/google-chrome-fake-ad-blockers-installed-20-million-users-how-check-if-you-892929