Be cautious when downloading Image Downloader utility on Chrome

Although most Chrome extensions are harmless, many unwanted malicious applications have taken advantage of the popularity and usefulness of other utilities to cause trouble for users. Therefore, be cautious when installing the add-on from the Chrome Web Store.

Recently, a Chrome extension called Image Downloader (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/image-downloader/dofdbcglfghanjdebnppcnhnagchcldm) has been found to have suspicious behavior. Image Downloader is a free download series application that can identify images with a variety of options. However, when checking more carefully, the experts found that this extension is actually adware because it will trigger ads on websites that users visit, opening unwanted websites. in a new tab when you interact with a website and put ads in search results pages.

When the browser starts working, this extension will connect to 2 websites to download the configuration information needed for them to work. This information will then be used by the extension to insert ads as shown below.

There are many similar utilities like Image Downloader, although not really dangerous, but make users feel annoying when using.

Therefore, you should only download the necessary Chrome utilities and remember to always check the permissions of those utilities before allowing installation. Malicious utilities will often require full permissions to modify web traffic that most other utilities do not need.