Cybersecurity researchers have identified 152 malicious Google Chrome extensions disguised as wallpaper and new tab add-ons that distribute potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). These extensions, spread across 38 publisher accounts and linked to three brand backends, have been installed approximately 105,000 times, representing a significant adware and fake traffic distribution network.
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. The
Originally published at thehackernews.com
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