It's no surprise to hear that some Chrome are dangerous, but how do you spot malicious activity when it's not always obvious?
Google may have found a solution. According to reports, a code submission for an “activity log stream” that will show extension tasks as they occur, with the option to disable them if you spot anything unusual. You’ll probably need some technical knowledge to understand the process, but it could help you identify add-ons that are putting your data at risk.
You can try the feature in the experimental Chrome Canary browser by enabling a flag (-enable-extension-activity-logging). Visit chrome:// extensions.
If you don't want to risk it and prefer a more reliable version of Chrome, you'll have to wait a while. It's still unclear when it will be released in beta, so the official release will definitely be quite a while away.
But if it manages to be officially released to the public, it could help both researchers and curious users identify malicious extensions. The only thing that's certain is that it will cause headaches for those trying to sneak hostile code into browser .
