I’m very careful with the things I install on my computer, and the extensions I used in Google Chrome, my browser of choice.
Unfortunately, it seems that an extension I installed a long time ago, “Live HTTP Headers“, is now used to insert a random JavaScript file on all the sites you visit. That file will randomly generate an ad pop-up on any site, using the asgds_modal
ID. That’s pretty bad. ?
If you use that extension, you’ll want to deactivate it right now!
It took me a little while to figure out where that pop-up was coming from, as the extension name hadn’t changed. The only tip was that the JavaScript file would sometimes return a 404, thus generating an error in my browser console. That led me to look at the Extension page in the Chrome store, only to realize the extension had already been removed from the store. That’s great, but it’d be great if they also removed the app from all browsers using it!
I’m now back to using the Network tab of the Developer tools for that kind of work, unless some of you know of a good extension I could use?