SECURITYJun 15 · 11:07 UTCTHE HACKER NEWS[email protected] (The Hacker News)

152 Chrome Wallpaper Extensions with 105K Installs Linked to Adware and Fake Traffic

Cybersecurity researchers identified 152 Google Chrome extensions acting as new tab live wallpaper add-ons to distribute a potentially unwanted program (PUP) family. These extensions, linked to 38 publisher accounts and three domains (tabplugins.com, yowgames.com, chromewallpaper.com), have been installed 105,000 times.

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