Google just disabled a popular extension (Save image as Type) and removed it from the Chrome web store because it contains malware.

Reddit users seem to have identified the problem.

Google finally removed the popular "Save image as Type" Chrome extension for secretly stealing affiliate commissions, a full ...

Seemingly out of nowhere, the “Save image as Type” Chrome extension was marked for removal, with Google warning users ...

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Malicious AI browser extensions posing as helpful assistants harvested ChatGPT and DeepSeek chat data from nearly 900,000 users, Microsoft says.

With Google's recent flagging of the popular Save as Image Type Chrome extension, now is a good time to take stock of all ...