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Detect forcibly installed browser extensions #70

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PipeItToDevNull opened this issue Aug 9, 2024 · 0 comments
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Detect forcibly installed browser extensions #70

PipeItToDevNull opened this issue Aug 9, 2024 · 0 comments

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PipeItToDevNull commented Aug 9, 2024 •
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As seen here, these keys are used in malware campaigns. I believe this would explain malicious extensions that escape ?chromemw https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-force-installs-chrome-extensions-on-300-000-browsers-patches-dlls/

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallForcelist
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\ExtensionInstallForcelist
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallForcelist
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\ExtensionInstallForcelist
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