Seemingly out of nowhere, the “Save image as Type” Chrome extension was marked for removal, with Google warning users that the extension contains malware. The extension had at least one million users. more…
A convenient Chrome extension that saved images in a desired format, in the end, not so trivial. The extension in question would contain a Malware, Google blocked this extension on its Chrome Web Store applications store.
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has blocked notable Chrome extension Save as Image Type. The extension apparently contains malware, according to Chrome’s alert. At least one user suggested that the extension was hijacking affiliate links to effectively steal revenue. One of my favorite Google Chrome extensions for work is Save as Image Type, which lets you save images on the web in a more familiar format. Unfortunately,…
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