June 13, 2024 at 10:47AM YouTube is reportedly implementing server-side ad injection to thwart ad-blocking extensions like SponsorBlock. This approach integrates ads directly into video streams, making it difficult for ad blockers to detect and skip them. As a result, SponsorBlock’s functionality is being affected, and the effectiveness of other ad-blocking extensions on YouTube is … Read more
June 1, 2024 at 05:34PM Google plans to phase out Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome from June 3, 2024, impacting ad blockers. Manifest V3 aims to enhance security, privacy, and performance of Chrome extensions by limiting access to user network requests. This requires developers to adapt, affecting popular ad blockers like uBlock Origin, prompting the … Read more
May 31, 2024 at 07:20AM Starting June 3, 2024, users of certain Chrome browser builds will be warned about the phase-out of Manifest V2 browser extensions, including ad-blockers. This follows a five-year transition to the more performant and secure Manifest V3. Suggestions for alternative extensions will be made, but concerns persist over the impact on … Read more
May 25, 2024 at 07:33PM Cybercriminals capitalized on the release of the Arc web browser for Windows by launching a Google Ads malvertising campaign, tricking users into downloading trojanized installers that infect them with malware. The malicious ads led to typo-squatted domains, where users unknowingly downloaded malware through trojanized installers. Malwarebytes recommends caution and verification … Read more