Needless to say, I concur that you really shouldn't activate any of the 500 extensions that are on this list. While Google cannot prevent users from reactivating already download and installed extensions, at least it is making the danger of doing so clear. What this means is that Chrome browser users will see a popup that notifies them the extension has been disabled, along with a warning that the 'extension contains malware' if they try to reactivate it.
As an additional security measure, Google has flagged the extensions as being malicious. Contributor Do NOT reactivate any of these extensions, here’s where you can find the full listĪs well as removing the malicious extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Google also automatically deactivated instances within the user's browser.
