For some months, Chrome users have suspected this. Finally, Google has booted out extension, “The Great Suspender” for being a malware in disguise. According to reports, the old maintainer of the extension was sold to an unknown party in June 2020, following which suspicions of it turning into a malware started. The Great Suspender helped suspends browser tabs, if you opened too many of them in one go.
Google Boots ‘The Great Suspender’ Off the Chrome Web Store For Being Malware – tech.slashdot.org
Google has blocked The Great Suspender extension from the Chrome store “because it contains malware.” The extension was very popular for users running Chrome with 8GB or less of RAM, as it would automatically suspend tabs you hadn’t used in a while, freeing up precious memory and CPU power. It would then allow you to return to the tab and reload back to where you were.
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The Great Suspender extension has been removed from Chrome Web Store for containing malware – 9to5google.com
This afternoon, Google has delisted the popular extension The Great Suspender for containing malware and is proactively disabling the extension for those who have it.
Link: The Great Suspender extension has been removed from Chrome Web Store for containing malware
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