That moment one “privacy” app interferes with another “privacy” app
Ghostery interfering with HTTPS Everywhere.
Ghostery interfering with HTTPS Everywhere.
Discovery by Red Canary:
https://blog.redcanary.com/ask-partner-network-compromise
“On 5 November, Red Canary detected suspicious activity associated with Windows applications distributed by the Ask Partner Network (a.k.a. APN, Ask.com, or simply Ask). Upon further inspection, we discovered that Ask’s software was being co-opted by a malicious actor to execute malicious software on victims’ endpoints. “
Not only is it impossible for the typical user to disable or change the software update settings for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, the most recent SILENT update of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC also installed an Adobe Acrobat extension to Google Chrome without notice or consent.
To add insult the injury, the extension’s option to “Allow Adobe […]