What are Browser Plugins?

What are Browser Plugins?

Browser plugins (also plug-ins, add-ons) are software components which increase functionality of the web browser by adding extra features to the browser. Browser plugins can add extra toolbars, search assistants and display additional content that the browser was not originally intended to display. It is a third party collection that can be implanted into a web browser.

How Browser Plugins Spread? 

Deceived by a few malevolent plugin vendors by claiming and projecting their product to be more useful and user-friendly.

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With freeware programs, downloaded program from untrusted website on the internet.

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Through PUP (potentially unwanted programs) that promote third party plugins.

Adobe Flash Player: It is a freeware plugin for browsers and labeled as shockwave flash in Internet Explorer and Firefox. It is a legitimate browser plugin which provides users’ facility for viewing multimedia, streaming video and audio.

Boggles.co: It is a malicious browser plugin. It pretends to be a legitimate plugin but it records users’ activities on the internet and personal information. It updates automatically without users’ permission.

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