Not so long ago Google announced that it will not allow installing extensions outside their store, and improve the function of blocking malicious extensions, but that has not stopped those who profit from creating problems to find a workaround solution.
Although Chrome extensions downloaded from store extensions (chrome web store) and they are checked by installing, then they are updated by their developers without additional authentication. This "opportunity " was used by a particular group of people thus began to buy extensions from other developers, and then update the code that will display ads on the user. Code displays ads on each page that will open the user , and also performs redirection of surfing to a party ads. This of course is a violation of conditions of using Google, but their detection and removal is very difficult .
Two extensions have already been removed from store extensions that are registered users that have displayed ads and redirecting to other sites . It is an extension Add to Feedly and Tweet this Page. As the previous owner tells Add to Feedly, he was contacted with an offer to sell its extension for a good amount of which is stated to contain four zeros . Because of the rapid time of making the extension, such as telling a programmer, sold, but did not know why someone would want to buy . After a time extension has been updated, but instead new features you improve performance, it received new malicious code.
Although Chrome extensions downloaded from store extensions (chrome web store) and they are checked by installing, then they are updated by their developers without additional authentication. This "opportunity " was used by a particular group of people thus began to buy extensions from other developers, and then update the code that will display ads on the user. Code displays ads on each page that will open the user , and also performs redirection of surfing to a party ads. This of course is a violation of conditions of using Google, but their detection and removal is very difficult .
Two extensions have already been removed from store extensions that are registered users that have displayed ads and redirecting to other sites . It is an extension Add to Feedly and Tweet this Page. As the previous owner tells Add to Feedly, he was contacted with an offer to sell its extension for a good amount of which is stated to contain four zeros . Because of the rapid time of making the extension, such as telling a programmer, sold, but did not know why someone would want to buy . After a time extension has been updated, but instead new features you improve performance, it received new malicious code.