Security researchers had publicly documented the network behind it in October 2024, and Microsoft removed the Edge version in February 2025, stating that it was "malware." Meanwhile, Google didn't remove the extension until March 2026, months after it had been running malicious code on over a million browsers.

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[–] 0 points 7 months ago

Save Image as Type. And it was affiliate fraud.

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    [–] [S] 26 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    Maybe Google should consider protecting us from their Play and Chome stores before blocking 3rd party sources that actually vet their apps.

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  • [–] 26 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Extension was 'Save Image as Type'

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