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Chrome extension Local Media Player flagged as malicious

Original: # chrome extension Local Media Player seems malicious. Its # cybersecurity badness score is 99/100! ```json {"id": "hfjo

A Chrome browser extension called Local Media Player is being flagged as likely malicious, with an automated cybersecurity risk score of 99 out of 100. Security observers are warning others to avoid installing it and to review their browsers for the extension, which carries the identifier hfjoaohgiikdanjdmgalfmmkcbajodko.

Why now: A security warning about a popular-sounding Chrome extension is circulating, prompting users to check whether they have it installed.

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Evidence

• # chrome extension Local Media Player seems malicious. Its # cybersecurity badness score is 99/100! ```json {"id": "hfjoaohgiikdanjdmgalfmmkcbajodko", "score": 99, "platform": "chrome", "name": "Local Media Player"} ``` · malicious_browser_bot@infosec.exchange · 3

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