Malware in the browser: how you might get hacked by a Chrome extension

Re:Malware in the browser: how you might get hacked by a Chr... by wnevets on Monday July 18, 2016 @12:50PM (#12116274)

I wish this was the default.

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Re:Malware in the browser: how you might get hacked by a Chr... by justinlardinois on Monday July 18, 2016 @01:14PM (#12116470)

If it was, it would make Chrome all but unusable to a very large portion of its users. Once they realized Flash didn't work on any websites, they'd switch back to Internet Explorer or Firefox or Safari, rather than trying to figure out why it does that.

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Re:Malware in the browser: how you might get hacked by a Chr... by AWildDHHAppears on Monday July 18, 2016 @02:47PM (#12117243)

Flash is built-in to Chrome. You'll have to invent another straw man.

In fact, I recommend Chrome to unsophisticated users (hi Mom!) who need access to flash content. I tell Mom to never install anything ever. (She's managed to get malware on her Mac, even though I keep reminding her not to ever click on anything that says "your computer needs updates", etc.)

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Re:Malware in the browser: how you might get hacked by a Chr... by colejohnson66 on Monday July 18, 2016 @07:06PM (#12118516)

But how would adblockers work if you have to whitelist a site for it to work?

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Re:Malware in the browser: how you might get hacked by a Chr... by zeta0134 on Monday July 18, 2016 @02:10PM (#12116965)

I don't think this would be that big of an issue really, because Flash is built into the Google build of Chrome. It's the one "extension" that would be really easy to give a free pass on this policy. This would probably be more of a nuisance on Chromium builds.

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Re:Malware in the browser: how you might get hacked by a Chr... by teraflop on Monday July 18, 2016 @05:48PM (#12118249)

Technically, Flash is a plugin, not an extension.

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