Microsoft Blocks Unsigned DLLs in Edge with Update

The security community rejoiced when Microsoft announced earlier this year that it would strip maligned extensions such as ActiveX and VB Script – often bullied in attacks – from its new Edge browser. Now the company claims a recent update to the browser prevents the loading of unsigned DLLs...

Google Removes 200 Ad-Injectors Chrome Extensions

In the War against Ad injectors, Google has started removing ad-injecting extensions for its Chrome browser after it discovered as many as 200 Chrome extensions that exposed Millions of its users to malicious software and fraudulent activities. While working with a team of researchers from the...

Google to Publish Research on Browser Ad Injectors

Google is preparing to release new research on the prevalence of ad injectors, the often-unwanted browser extensions that inject ads onto Web pages, and the numbers will show just how widespread and problematic the software is. Ad injectors belong to that great, amorphous pile of applications tha...