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Tell HN: Beware of the fake uBlock Origin in Chrome Web Store

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8 points by qilo 16 days ago · 3 comments

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qiloOP 16 days ago

Someone has hijacked the name "uBlock Origin" (for an extension) in the Chrome Web Store. When you search for "uBlock Origin", you’re shown a fake extension (1,000 users) with a "Featured" badge instead of the real one (17,000,000 users) at https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpal...

  • lapcat 16 days ago

    How in the world did it get a Featured badge?

    For that matter, how in the world did it get approved by Google? Asleep at the wheel.

meatjuice 15 days ago

Stop using fake browsers already

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