There's No Way This Web Extension Is Real
I recently came across what might be one of the dumbest ideas I've ever seen, someone hiding the obvious malware they have installed on there system by making this dumb web extension. ==========Support The Channel========== ► Patreon: https://brodierobertson.xyz/patreon ► Paypal: https://brodierobertson.xyz/paypal ► Liberapay: https://brodierobertson.xyz/liberapay ► Amazon USA: https://brodierobertson.xyz/amazonusa ==========Resources========== Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1slgyt9/finally_built_a_solution_preventing_yahoo_taking =========Video Platforms========== 🎥 React: https://www.youtube.com/@BrodieRobertsonReacts 🎥 Podcast: https://techovertea.xyz/youtube 🎮 Gaming: https://brodierobertson.xyz/gaming ==========Social Media========== 🎤 Discord: https://brodierobertson.xyz/discord 🐦 Twitter: https://brodierobertson.xyz/twitter 🌐 Mastodon: https://brodierobertson.xyz/mastodon 🖥️ GitHub: https://brodierobertson.xyz/github ==========Credits========== 🎨 Channel Art: Profile Picture: https://www.instagram.com/supercozman_draws/ #WebBrowser #Javascript #Developer #FOSS #OpenSource 🎵 Ending music Track: Debris & Jonth - Game Time [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDTvvOTie0w Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/GameTime DISCLOSURE: Wherever possible I use referral links, which means if you click one of the links in this video or description and make a purchase I may receive a small commission or other compensation.
Video Chapters
- 0:00 Identifying a bizarre "solution" for Chrome users
- 1:10 Why this Yahoo blocker is fundamentally flawed
- 2:38 The frustrating reality of modern digital literacy
- 4:09 It's not a bug, it's malware
- 5:13 Putting the extension to the test in a VM
- 6:48 Inspecting the "vibecoded" source code
- 8:29 Shiny marketing for a misguided product
- 10:45 The "Burning House" analogy
- 11:52 Diving into the Chrome Web Store listing
- 13:46 Caught in the act: The fake five-star review
- 15:41 A final warning on dangerous commands
Original Output
0:00 Identifying a bizarre "solution" for Chrome users 1:10 Why this Yahoo blocker is fundamentally flawed 2:38 The frustrating reality of modern digital literacy 4:09 It's not a bug, it's malware 5:13 Putting the extension to the test in a VM 6:48 Inspecting the "vibecoded" source code 8:29 Shiny marketing for a misguided product 10:45 The "Burning House" analogy 11:52 Diving into the Chrome Web Store listing 13:46 Caught in the act: The fake five-star review 15:41 A final warning on dangerous commands Timestamps by StampBot 🤖 (534-there-s-no-way-this-web-extension-is-real)
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0:00 Troll or Serious Identifying if creators are trolling or just silly 0:20 Introducing the 'Finally built a solution' Yahoo blocker Reddit post 0:40 The creator's explanation of their frustrating Yahoo Chrome hijack 1:10 This Yahoo Chrome solution is dumb, truly, truly dumb 1:39 Browsers changing to Yahoo or Bing A common, depressing problem 2:10 Users are genuinely pissed off about Yahoo hijacking their Chrome 2:38 So many people simply do not know how to use a computer 3:19 Grown adults are still making these same simple computer mistakes 4:09 Reddit commenters reveal the Yahoo hijacking is malware, not a bug 4:27 "You need to build an extension for your critical thinking skill" 4:46 Malwarebytes can fix the Yahoo problem, please use it 5:13 Demonstrating the Yahoo blocker extension in a virtual machine 5:58 Google challenges you with a captcha after Yahoo redirect 6:20 The Yahoo Blocker extension simple JavaScript redirect with minimal code 6:48 Comment Yahoo extension looks 100 percent vibecoded (bad) 7:05 Reddit comment This extension is just enabling bad behavior, fix root 8:00 If you used AI to code it, why not use AI to fix the actual problem 8:29 'Stop Yahoo from hijacking your searches' marketing looks fantastic 8:54 The marketing features a fake, badly Photoshopped Google search page 9:26 This extension is a well-intentioned but misguided attempt to hide malware 10:14 Creator's comment "This is a safety net for cases where people cannot find" 10:45 "My house is burning down, but I open the window and put on headphones" 11:34 It's not shutting things off silently; it's redirecting malware searches 11:52 Looking at the 'Yahoo Search Engine Blocker' Chrome Web Store page 12:38 The extension's features include a one-click enable slash disable toggle 13:46 The creator, Vidit Jain, wrote a fake five-star review for his extension 14:50 Why would you make something like this and then release it 15:41 Don't do this `sudo rm -rf --no-preserve-root /` command to your computer Timestamps by StampBot 🤖 (534-there-s-no-way-this-web-extension-is-real)