Your favorite image-saving Chrome extension was scraping your data for cash

Popular Chrome Extension ‘Save Image as Type’ Disabled by Google Over Malware Concerns

Google has disabled a widely used Chrome extension called “Save Image as Type” after discovering it contained malware. The extension, which had amassed over a million users, allowed people to right-click on any image and save it in their preferred format — PNG, JPG, or WebP. A genuinely useful tool. And now a cautionary tale about the browser extension supply chain. According to Mashable, Google flagged the extension for containing malicious cod…

Chrome extension with over 1 million users shut down for malware

Google has removed a popular Chrome extension over malware issues.

Your favorite image-saving Chrome extension was scraping your data for cash

Seemingly out of nowhere, the “Save image as Type” Chrome extension was marked for removal, with Google warning users that the extension contains malware. The extension had at least one million users. more…

This popular Chrome extension just got flagged for malware

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has blocked notable Chrome extension Save as Image Type. The extension apparently contains malware, according to Chrome’s alert. At least one user suggested that the extension was hijacking affiliate links to effectively steal revenue. One of my favorite Google Chrome extensions for work is Save as Image Type, which lets you save images on the web in a more familiar format. Unfortunately,…

Google Chrome Removes ‘Save Image as Type’ Extension After Malware Reports — How to Check and Stay Safe

Google Chrome has disabled and removed the widely used Save Image as Type extension from the Chrome Web Store following reports that it may contain malicious behaviour. The extension, which had over one million users, allowed people to quickly save images in formats like PNG, JPG and WebP. Many users discovered it had been disabled after seeing a browser warning, with the tool no longer available to install. While Google has not yet provided a d…