Fake ad blockers 2019: Google finally removed cookies stuffing adblocker
Fake ad blockers 2019: Recently Google Chrome decided to remove to AD blockers from Google Chrome for cookies stuffing.
According to Google, it is one of the steps to remove harmful ad blockers for Google Chrome which can cause many problems and trouble to users.
Some of the security researchers and developers found some fake and harmful ad blockers in Google Chrome which can create a potential risk for Google Chrome users.
Andrey Meshkov of AdGuard recently found some adblockers on Play Store which seem functional to attack uses computers and also browsers. According to Andrey Meshkov you these are totally fake and should be removed.
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Two AD blockers are fake on Google Chrome web Store these are AdBlock and Ublock. These ad blockers also make a fake name with original Adblock and Ublock
extensions.
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These two ad blockers are still present on Google Play Store but soon it will be removed by Google because they are having suspicious activities and malicious behavior of cookies stuffing.
At the beginning of installation these extensions work perfectly e however after several hours this begins attacking victim PC and also make other disturbance in Google Chrome.
Some of the Microsoft, booking.com, and LinkedIn users also facing some disturbance while using these ad blockers.
Recently Google has also removed following malicious Fake ad blockers 2019 extensions from Google Store
According to Google, it is one of the steps to remove harmful ad blockers for Google Chrome which can cause many problems and trouble to users.
Fake ad blockers 2019 on Play Store
Some of the security researchers and developers found some fake and harmful ad blockers in Google Chrome which can create a potential risk for Google Chrome users.
Andrey Meshkov of AdGuard recently found some adblockers on Play Store which seem functional to attack uses computers and also browsers. According to Andrey Meshkov you these are totally fake and should be removed.
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Two AD blockers are fake on Google Chrome web Store these are AdBlock and Ublock. These ad blockers also make a fake name with original Adblock and Ublock
extensions.
Read Also: Speed up Google Chrome on Windows 10
Reasons for Adblock and Ublock are Fake
These two ad blockers are still present on Google Play Store but soon it will be removed by Google because they are having suspicious activities and malicious behavior of cookies stuffing.
At the beginning of installation these extensions work perfectly e however after several hours this begins attacking victim PC and also make other disturbance in Google Chrome.
Some of the Microsoft, booking.com, and LinkedIn users also facing some disturbance while using these ad blockers.
Recently Google has also removed following malicious Fake ad blockers 2019 extensions from Google Store
- Adblock Pro (2 million+ users)
- AdRemover for Google Chrome™ (10 million+ users)
- HD for YouTube™ (400,000+ users) Webutation (30,000+ users)
- uBlock Plus (8 million+ users) [Fake]
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