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Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by grigarav on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @08:25AM (#27193683)
If you think that it's bad, have a look at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/microsoft-defender.... Over 1 million people are using this crap...
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Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by shp0ngle on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @08:33AM (#27193734)
Wait, that is not legit?

How... how can you tell?

edit: it's actually legit

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Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by kenniskrag on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @08:54AM (#27193910)
I would try to find a link on a official homepage (MS in this case) which links to this extension. Otherwise I wouldn't trust it.

Links on this site to the extension: https://browserprotection.microsoft.com/learn.html

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