![]() Some of the “Recommended” extensions are also being promoted because the developers pay Mozilla. The Microsoft Store version of uBO is published by Nik Rolls ![]() Official release page of “uBlock Originâ€:įirefox: Click uBlock0_1.31.0.Ĭhromium: Install from the Chrome store (CWS): įor Chromium version 54 and older, it is necessary to enable “Experimental JavaScript†at chrome://flags/#enable-javascript-harmony. If you run uBlock Origin, use the Firefox version as it offers better protection UBlock Origin for Firefox addresses new first-party tracking method The developer was the first to introduce such functionality in a browser extension, but could do so only in Firefox as Mozilla’s browser was, and is, the only browser that supports DNS API capabilities that make such functionality possible in first place. Raymond Hill, maker of the popular content blocker uBlock Origin, introduced support for CNAME-based blocking in the Firefox version one year ago. Only Firefox can enable all the features available in UBO. The Chrome web store is just an excerpt of what’s convenient for Google (Inconvenient things are omitted), and the full overview is on the official support site:ĭue to the restrictions of the Chromium extension “APIâ€, the Chromium version of UBO is spoiled. Time to remove Nano Adblocker and Defender from your browsers (except Shine, Microsoft removed malicious extensions from its Edge Extensions Store Mozilla removes all Avast Firefox extensions Mozilla bans all extensions that execute remote code Your Firefox extensions are all disabled? That’s a bug!Ī wave of malware add-ons hit the Mozilla Firefox Extensions StoreĮxtensions are still collecting and selling your browsing dataįirefox Add-ons Warning: This extension isn’t monitored by Mozilla These Extensions are exclusive to the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge Microsoft Edge will support Chromium extensionsĬhrome Extension Manifest V3 could end uBlock Origin for Chromeįirefox Recommended Extensions program announced ![]() Time to remove Nano Adblocker and Defender from your browsers (except Firefox) Google’s bad track record of malicious Chrome extensions continues Malicious Chrome extensions with Session Replay appear in Chrome StoreĪnother wave of spam add-ons hits Mozilla Firefox AMO ![]() Mozilla’s AMO Extensions store has a spam infestation problem Steam Inventory Helper monitors your browsing activityĬhrome has a massive copycat extensions problemĬhrome Extension Uses Your Gmail to Register Domains Names & Injects CoinhiveĪnother Chrome extension horror story: coinhive and domain registration Google pulls Chrome Web Developer extension over ad-injectingįirst Chrome extension with JavaScript Crypto Miner detected The Chrome Web Store and AMO () had serious incidents such as tricks to embed malicious code in browser extension updates.Ĭhrome extension CopyFish hijacked: remove now! Google does not “manually” check extension reviews and relies on AI (artificial intelligence).Īt AMO (), AI dependence has been discontinued and a dedicated person has changed to a method of manual and thorough inspection, and since then, fraudulent products have been eradicated. The frequent storm of “illegal goods” on the “Chrome Web Store” has spread to “extensions for Microsoft Edge,” Microsoft’s sloppyness is revealed (insufficient review process and lack of crisis management skills). The official view was that Microsoft switched to the “Chromium” base because “the extensions that could be added to Microsoft browsers were too poor (both quality and quantity) to compete with Google and Mozilla.” If you install the malicious product, the “iframe” will be inserted in the “div dot show / alink” of every page accessed by the user.įor the “Chromium” version of UBO, Raymone Hill declared “development support discontinuation” a year ago. No progress has been made after two weeks, and fraudulent products remain available. The developer of UBO (Raymone Hill) discovered that “UBO”, which can be added from Microsoft’s official extension download site, has been replaced with a tampered “illegal product”, tweeted the findings two weeks ago, and reported the “illegal” to Microsoft on the same day. The “Chromium” version of UBO (unlike the Firefox version) is a “half-finished specification” that function restricted (limited).
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