Malwarebytes alerted Google and Mountain View removed the bogus LastPass extension, which successfully fooled many careless users. There are several extensions like the LastPass copy Interesting fact, a fake extension of a password manager app did not try to steal its customers' passwords, but instead wanted them to go to a website infected with dangerous adware. That is, by clicking on the extension icon, they expected malicious malware to be installed on the computer, but it just redirected them to a web page. It is Malwarebytes who discovered this bogus extension, so they tested it to see the consequences of installing it. When they did, the extension asked for permission to show notifications and add a button to the browser window itself. The extension was called " LastPass: Free Password Manager And used all the logos and images of the actual extension for users to install in their browsers.
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