Fake Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' has 200,000 installs

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Fake Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' has 200,000 installs
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-chrome-extension-internet-download-manager-has-200-000-installs/

Google Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' installed by more than 200,000 users is adware.

The extension has been sitting on the Chrome Web Store since at least June 2019, according to the earliest reviews posted by users.

Although the extension may install a known and legitimate download manager program, BleepingComputer observed unwanted behavior exhibited by the extension—such as opening links to spammy sites, changing the default browser search engine, and further hounding the user with pop-ups asking them to download more "patches" and unwanted programs.

Dodgy Chrome extension installed by 200,000+ users
A concered BleepingComputer reader reached out to us on seeing a Chrome add-on "running malicious sites by impersonating famous software."

And their concern seems valid. The 'Internet Download Manager' browser extension installed by more than 200,000 users to date doesn't seem all that innocent.




Ensure you add the real IDM extension.
It is called:-      IDM Integration module.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detai...dhhmbhlaek

Firefox extension:-
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox...on-module/

Article chrome extension:-
www.internetdownloadmanager.com/register/new_faq/chrome_extension.html

Articles on IDM installation per browser:-
www.internetdownloadmanager.com/register/new_faq/bi_main.cgi

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