FYI...
Rogue Chrome browser extensions ...
- https://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...rome_Web_Store
March 26, 2012 - "Cybercriminals are uploading malicious Chrome browser extensions to the official Chrome Web Store and use them to hijack Facebook accounts, according to security researchers from Kaspersky Lab*. The rogue extensions are advertised on Facebook by scammers and claim to allow changing the color of profile pages, tracking profile visitors or even removing social media viruses... Once installed in the browser, these extensions give attackers complete control over the victim's Facebook account and can be used to spam their friends or to Like pages without authorization. In one case, a rogue extension masqueraded as Adobe Flash Player and was hosted on the official Chrome Web Store... By the time it was identified, it had already been installed by 923 users... Few users are aware that browser extensions can intercept everything they do through the browser. Security compromises based on rogue browser extensions are also more persistent than those based on password theft or other methods, because these extensions can piggyback on active sessions to perform unauthorized actions even if the account owners change their passwords or enable two-factor authentication..."
* http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/20...ome_extensions
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