Malware-ridden Chrome extension infects over a million PCs:
The latest bit of widespread advertising hijacks is spread over thirty color-focused browser ...
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web browser developed by Microsoft
browser extension for Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers
software that is intentionally hostile, intrusive, or damaging to a computer or network
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