Malware as a Chrome extension
September 5, 2014
September 5, 2014
Trend Micro describes malware downloader that installs also Google Chrom,e extension. This extension is disguised as a Flash Player plug-in and avoids Chrome security features by creating a special folder that contains the extension itself and malicious script in .txt file. The malware serves probably as a click fraud scheme in case the user visits Facebook or Twitter.