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

Researchers found 152 Chrome extensions with 105,000 installs tied to adware, data collection, and fake Google organic traffic.

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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a network of 152 Google Chrome extensions that act as new tab live wallpaper add-ons to distribute a potentially unwanted program (PUP) family. The cluster spans 38 separate Chrome Web Store publisher accounts and three brand backends: tabplugins[.]com, yowgames[.]com, and chromewallpaper[.]com. They have been collectively installed 105,000 times.

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