Most modern web browsers support extensions, which make your life better. But some extensions may have hidden features that may collect your important data, and exploit your privacy.
It’s
difficult to identify such extensions which compromise with your security and
privacy, but we have listed 10 Chrome Extensions that you should uninstall as
early as possible.
1. Adblock Plus
Adblock
Plus is one of the most popular Chrome extensions, but it consumes a lot of
system resources. No doubt it can efficiently block ads, but the price you have
to pay for CPU and memory usage is not
the worth. If you still want to keep using Adblock Plus, consider reducing
Chrome’s resource consumption.
2. Hola
Once
seen as the best Chrome Extension to watch Netflix movies from different
countries, Hola is now regarded as a giant botnet system that sold user
bandwidth to cover its operating costs. Hola, however, tried to distance itself
from this sort of activity. It’s better to be on the safe side and uninstall
this Chrome Extension now.
3. FindMeFreebies
From
the name, it looks like the extension will find free stuff for you on the
Internet. But all it does is changing your homepage
to FindMeFreebies.com web
page and advertises a free product finder. The company has lots of apps
like this one, and all of them look shady.
4. ShopGenius
This
Chrome Extension promises to help you compare prices and find coupons online.
But reviews indicate that it does nothing apart from resting on your browser
and it’s difficult to remove once installed. Plus, it provides anonymous URL
information to third parties. If you have this extension installed on your Chrome
browser, you should delete it right now.
5. Website Destroyer
If
you want to have a little fun destroying websites, this Chrome Extension is a
great way to do it. It lets you destroy web pages with a variety of weapons,
but it also offers other weapons for sale in order to make money. Well, you
should probably do something more productive.
6. Super Browse for Netflix
Netflix
has a plenty of awesome content that’s difficult to find, and the developers of
this Chrome Extension are trying their best to make the most of this
opportunity. This useful extension costs you $1.99 per year, which is not much.
But why spend money when you can use manual codes to find your favorite movies.
7. Autocopy Original
As
the name suggests, it automatically copies text that you highlight so that you
can save your precious time. This is of not much use unless you copy a large amount of text. Also note that the
extension is made by a website that wants to sell products, so it’s better to
delete it.
8. Hover Zoom
Hover Zoom was once a useful extension for viewing photos. But later on, it was bought by a company that converted it to a spyware. It collects and sells user data, and all you can do about it is to delete the extension.
9. SpeakIt!
What’s
more cool than your computer reading a news article for you! Well, this is possible with SpeakIt! extension for Chrome. But
it’s outdated for gathering a massive amount of user data and compromising with
user’s privacy. Also, the free version doesn’t work well and exists only to get
you buy the pro one.
10. Any Antivirus Extension
Most
of the antivirus extensions have the sole aim of making money for the company. Plus,
they also monitor your online activity, along with your sensitive personal
documents. So, why to keep this extension on your browser anymore?
A
number of Chrome extensions are involved in suspicious behavior, from gathering
tons of user data to advertising their products. There’s no reason to keep them, just get rid of them as soon as possible.
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