A fake Perplexity Chrome extension was available until recently on the Chrome Web Store. Here is what it did and how you can remove it.
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Google has failed users again after it let a malicious Perplexity extension into the Chrome Web Store. It's gone now but a manual uninstall is needed.
Paul Hill
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Malicious Perplexity Chrome Extension Intercepted Searches and Address Bar Input
Fake Perplexity Chrome extension spies on your searches
Fake Perplexity extension on Chrome Web Store tracked searches
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