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TL;DR Google has blocked notable Chrome extension Save as Image Type.
The extension apparently contains malware, according to Chrome’s alert.
At least one user suggested that the extension was hijacking affiliate links to effectively steal revenue.
One of my favorite Google Chrome extensions for work is Save as Image Type, which lets you save images on the web in a more familiar format. Unfortunately, it turns out Google Chrome has disabled this extension, but for good reason.
I spotted an alert in my Chrome browser, noting that Save as Image Type has been blocked due to the add-on containing malware. Check out our screenshot below.
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I’m not the only one suffering from this issue, as colleague Aamir Siddiqui also received this alert in his Chrome browser. Furthermore, a two-day-old Reddit thread confirms that others have also been affected by this problem. In fact, an old Reddit thread suggests that Microsoft Edge may have removed this extension from its own repository roughly a year ago.
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