Fake Chrome extension 'breaks' your computer before it hits you with malware — how to stay safe

Chrome and Edge users are being targeted by a fake ad blocker extension that crashes their browsers and then infects their ...

This fake ad blocker malware impersonated uBlock Origin’s developer

An ad blocker that was hosted on the Chrome Web Store falsely claimed its code was written by Raymond Hill. It was, in fact, ...

Fake ad blocker extension crashes the browser for ClickFix attacks

A malvertising campaign is using a fake ad-blocking Chrome and Edge extension named NexShield that intentionally crashes the ...

Fake Chrome extensions could crash your browser and let criminals sneak in

This clever new ClickFix evolution actually creates a problem to 'fix ...
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'CrashFix' Scam Crashes Browsers, Delivers Malware

The attack consists of a NexShield malicious browser extension, a social engineering technique to crash the browser, and a ...
SecurityWeek

Malicious Chrome Extension Crashes Browser in ClickFix Variant ‘CrashFix’

ClickFix variant CrashFix relies on a malicious Chrome extension to crash the browser and trick victims into installing the ...

This 'Ad Blocker' Actually Initiates ClickFix Attacks

A malicious ad-blocking extension on Chrome and Edge known as NexShield is using the ClickFix attack to infect devices with a ...
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KongTuke’s CrashFix campaign uses fake Chrome adblocker to deploy ModeloRAT

A worker searching for an adblocker ended up installing malware instead after threat actor KongTuke pushed a fake Chrome ...