Chrome VPN enlargement More than 100,000 installation and even proven badges in the Chrome web store have been confirmed to capture user data in secret. Security researchers found that Extension and Freevpn.one quietly took a browser activity screenshot. Without permissionSensitive information is in danger. If this extension is installed, it is recommended to remove it immediately.
Freevpn. Chrome expansion details
The extension first appeared a few years ago and acted as expected for a long time. VPN Service to users. However, according to a new survey by Cyber Security KOI Security, freevpn. Inject a script into all the websites you visited Use the background service to automatically capture the entire page screenshot.
According to the report, this includes very sensitive content such as financial dashboards, personal photos and personal messages. Then upload the captured data to the developer control domain. Extension’s personal information protection policy mentions that the user can upload a screenshot when the user usually uses the “AI threat detection” function, but does not disclose the screenshot automatically in the background.
The developer responds
FREEVPN.ONE has recently been updated to version 3.1.4 as a claim to powerful AES-256-GCM encryption with RSA. However, researchers have still found that the expansion is still secretly captured, and the only change is that it is harder to detect data from new encryption.
The developer claims that screenshots are part of a security scan to detect threats, but KOI Security captures general apps such as Google Sheets and Photo Gallery and observes the expansion of questioning the claim. The publisher of Extension has no noticeable company, so you can raise more red flags.
At the time of writing, freevpn.one remains in the Chrome web store with proven badges. This can be misleading to believe that the user is safe. Researchers strongly recommend to immediately remove expansion and take additional preventive measures. This includes a password change for an account you access while being activated.
Removing is simple. Click the extension icon chromeSelect the 3 dot menu next to freevpn.one and select it from Chrome.
