So, if there is a way (maybe a script) to test all locally-installed extensions and list those not existing in Chrome Web Store, it can hopefully help me pinpoint the source quickly. I have to go through every extension and disable each of them manually.īut usually, the offending extension has been taken down from the Web Store already. And even if I know there are malicious extensions, I cannot find out which one it is. Sometimes I only discover it after the damage becomes apparent - being hijacked to another URL for example. NaturalReader is text to speech app that reads text, PDF, webpages, and eBooks aloud to you with our quality, natural-sounding voices. However, Chrome doesn't seem to uninstall these extensions installed on my local computer. Either way, these extensions usually get taken down from the Chrome Web Store after the malicious activity is discovered. maybe the original author sold the extension to a phishing company, maybe the author's credential is compromised and a new malicious version is published by the hacker, or, maybe the author has intended to turn the extension into a malicious one after gaining popularity. There are times when a normal Chrome extension can become malicious, e.g.
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