{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"4GoodHosting Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog","author_name":"4GHadmin","author_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/author\/4goodhosting\/","title":"Use of Malicious Browser Extensions Becoming More Commonplace - 4GoodHosting Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Iky10N3MPT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/use-of-malicious-browser-extensions-becoming-more-commonplace\/\">Use of Malicious Browser Extensions Becoming More Commonplace<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/use-of-malicious-browser-extensions-becoming-more-commonplace\/embed\/#?secret=Iky10N3MPT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Use of Malicious Browser Extensions Becoming More Commonplace&#8221; &#8212; 4GoodHosting Blog\" data-secret=\"Iky10N3MPT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"It is going back a long ways but there are some who have been in and around the digital space long enough to be able to tell you of a time when browser extensions weren\u2019t even anything to discuss, and that\u2019s simply because they didn\u2019t exist. Why didn\u2019t they exist the way they do today? Well, the simple answer is that web browsers didn\u2019t need to have modifications made to the flows of information back then, and that\u2019s because the information was more standardized in the way it was presented. The fact that the information available via the web is accommodated much more thoroughly now is a good thing, and browser extensions are a large part of why that\u2019s the way it is. Some may not have the web world wherewithal to know what a browser extension is in the first place, and if so that\u2019s perfectly alright. They are small software modules installed to customize your browser\u2019s appearance or function, and they can serve any number of purposes from enabling email encryption, ad-blocking, one-click password storage, spell checking, dark mode, calendar add-ons, and more. Browser extension are also fairly essential for online shopping, something pretty much everyone does these [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/http-https-on-google-chrome-62.jpg","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":494}