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His extension violates the chrome web store policy.

“Extensions that abuse, or are associated with the abuse of, notifications by sending spam, ads, promotions, phishing attempts, or unwanted messages that harm the user’s browsing experience are not allowed,” it also added.Īnd finally, perhaps most obviously, developers are not allowed to inflate product ratings, reviews or install numbers. Unattributed or anonymous user testimonials in the app’s description are also not allowed,” it added.ĭevelopers are also disallowed to create extensions that sought only to launch another app or web page. “Developers must provide a clear and well-written description. It’s also implementing restrictions on extension titles, metadata and icons. Over this weekend, Palant reported his findings to both the browser makers, Mozilla, and Google, of which Mozilla took immediate action by temporarily removing the extensions from its Firefox Add-on store within 24 hours until Avast resolves the issue.In a blog post published on Wednesday, the maker of Chrome will not allow developers to create “multiple extensions that provide duplicate experiences or functionality”. All that is connected to a number of attributes allowing Avast to recognize you reliably, even a unique user identifier," Palant said. "Tracking tab and window identifiers as well as your actions allows Avast to create a nearly precise reconstruction of your browsing behavior: how many tabs do you have open, what websites do you visit and when, how much time do you spend reading/watching the contents, what do you click there and when do you switch to another tab.

Your operating system and its exact version number.

Browser name and its exact version number,.

A value that tells whether you visited a page before,.

How you landed on a page, e.g., by entering the address directly, using a bookmark or clicking a link,.

A unique user identifier (UID) generated by the extension for tracking,.

Full URL of the page you are on, including query part and anchor data,.

The malicious behaviour of Avast and AVG extensions was discovered almost a month ago by Wladimir Palant, who detailed how the extensions are sending a large amount of data about users' browsing habits, listed below, to the company's servers - "far beyond what's necessary for the extension to function."

Most of you might not even remember downloading and installing these extensions on your web browser, and that's likely because when users install Avast or AVG antivirus on their PCs, the software automatically installs their respective add-ons on the users' browsers.īoth online security extensions have been designed to warn users when they visit a malicious or phishing website whereas, SafePrice extensions help online shoppers learn about best offers, price comparisons, travel deals, and discount coupons from various sites.