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Is Adblock (Plus) safe or a security risk?

Asked by Anisha Dalal Jul 19, 2021 1.3K views 1 answer
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My email provider’s website (http://www.gmx.de) recently started linking to this (German) site http://www.browsersicherheit.info/ which basically claims that due to its capabilities to modify a site's appearance, Adblock Plus (and others) might actually be abused for phishing. Here's a quote from that site plus its translation: “Solche Add-ons haben Zugriff auf alle Ihre Eingaben im Browser und können diese auch an Dritte weitergeben – auch Ihr Bank-Passwort. Dies kann auf allen Web-Seiten passieren. Sicherheitsmechanismen wie SSL können das nicht verhindern.”

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“Such add-ons can access all your browser's input and can also forward them to third parties - even your banking password. This can happen on all websites. Security mechanisms such as SSL cannot avoid that”.  Ok, they mention other (pretty obviously crapware) addons, but, for real is Adblock Plus safe or a security threat? Do that site's operators simply use the opportunity to try and scare inexperienced users into viewing their ads again?


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