![]() The real Windscribe extension that is created by the makers of the service is still in Microsoft's review queue. The extension is no longer available as a consequence, and users who have it installed should see it being disabled automatically in the browser. Microsoft did flag the fake extension as malicious in the meantime. We looked at it, it didn't seem to contain any actual malware at first glance, however we encourage you to change your Windscribe password. Someone uploaded a modified version of the extension, and MS just approved it. ![]() That was not our extensions, because MS review process is useless. A fake Windscribe extension was uploaded to the Microsoft Store, and like all the others, accepted by Microsoft. The makers of Windscribe, a popular free and paid VPN providers, revealed yesterday that they have been a target as well. The extensions would redirect searches through OKSearch when installed in the web browser. The fake extensions were created and uploaded by third-parties all used the names of popular products, likely to get users of Microsoft Edge to install these extensions without much inspection beforehand. Many companies and developers have not created extensions for Microsoft Edge or ported existing extensions to the Microsoft Store. Affected products were the content blocker uBlock Origin, the VPN services NordVPN, Adguard VPN and TunnelBear VPN, and other legitimate browser extensions. Last week, it became known that several fake extensions were removed by Microsoft that were made to look like extensions from legitimate services. After the removal of several fake extensions last week, Microsoft once again had to remove a fake extension.
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