This hugely popular Chrome extension was riddled with malware – TechRadar

Google has removed a popular extension from the Chrome Web Store after discovering that it was riddled with malware. The Great Suspender plugin is even being proactively disabled by the search engine giant across accounts that have previously installed it.
The Great Suspender was hugely popular because it made Chrome operate more smoothly. It worked by automatically putting tabs to sleep if they hadnt been looked at for a while but made them easy to reload. It essentially reduced the amount of RAM…

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