Security News > 2018 > June > Google removes inline installation option for Chrome extensions
2018-06-13 13:31
Google is shutting down an often used vector for delivering malicious Chrome extensions to users by removing the inline installation option. What will happen? The announcement was made by Extensions Platform Product Manager James Wagner, who explained that, from Tuesday onwards, inline installation will be unavailable to all newly published extensions. “Extensions first published on June 12, 2018 or later that attempt to call the chrome.webstore.install() function will automatically redirect the user to the Chrome … More → The post Google removes inline installation option for Chrome extensions appeared first on Help Net Security.
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