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How can an end-user manually/locally update the code signature for an extension?
A Google Chrome extension broke 1 year ago due to Google Chrome’s new code signature. Users received errors like "can’t verify the identity of your web b… Continue reading How can I update an browser extension to use Google’s new code signature?
In its latest research, IBM Security Lab has observed a noticeable increase in campaigns related to malicious Chrome extensions, targeting Latin America with a focus on financial institutions, booking sites, and instant messaging. This trend is particularly concerning considering Chrome is one of the most widely used web browsers globally, with a market share of […]
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I use Nekoray to set up proxies for my Windows system.
When I connect to those proxies, does using a browser-based proxy with HTTPS encryption secure my transferred data through the web browser?
Can my ISP or the Nekoray proxies see the UR… Continue reading Can a browser-based HTTPS proxy secure browsing data while using a system-level proxy?
How to check if a Firefox add-on is malicious ?
I’m interested about this one currently : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/istilldontcareaboutcookies/
It got a Github repo
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Browser extensions are amazing tools but sometimes not what they pretend to be. Some are in fact malicious and might be a great risk to the user or his/her data.
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I wonder if there will be (or is) a way to hide data such as passwords from the HTML/DOM structure? As, password fields can hide from external person other than the main user with something like "••••••••" but this does not preve… Continue reading Why is not there encrypted way of sharing/showing data such as Password to the user (hidden from web app Source code)?
Consider this scenario:
I fill a web form and press submit
The server is busy and the request times out
Chrome either drops the request or shows a spinning wheel
When I refresh the page, I need to start over
Is there a way to resubmit th… Continue reading How to resubmit the exact same request in Chrome
How do you hide your browser finger print from advertising networks without disabling javascript?
Is there a browser extension that can help mask unique browser fingerprint? Browser finger print can be things like available system fonts, g… Continue reading How do you hide your browser advertising fingerprint?
I found a vulnerability in a Chrome plugin that allows attackers to create phishing attacks.
I reported it to Google and to the makers, but in case no one reacts what do you think my next step should be?
In the plugin, there is an API poin… Continue reading I discovered a vulnerable Chrome addon. What to do?
How did Avast browser extension get installed into my Brave browser? This is on a laptop using Windows 10. I used Avast for a long time, then switched to Norton 360. I ran the various removal tools for Avast and all seemed well. I don’t se… Continue reading How did Avast browser extension get installed into brave? [migrated]