Chrome Cleanup Tool will have force-installed extensions removal feature

Google Chrome has added an automated cleanup tool in previous versions. This cleanup tool does not clean up the garbage but removes the ad injection and extension.

In the past, desktop programs or malicious websites often injected advertisements and extensions into Google Chrome, such as locking the browser homepage or automatically playing advertisements on web pages.

So the addition of this cleanup tool seems to be somewhat useful, but it is not thorough enough to remove malicious extensions that are installed through Group Policy.

Group Policy and Registry Install Extensions:

Initially, this feature was mainly provided for internal use by enterprises or organizations and can be installed and used locally without being released to the Google Chrome Store.

Extensions installed through Group Policy and the registry cannot be deleted directly in the browser, enabling batch installation management for enterprise administrators.

Unfortunately, the malware also uses this method to install malicious extensions, and users cannot remove these malicious extensions directly through browser extension management.

The latest change code for Google Chrome for this issue shows that the development team is adjusting the cleanup tool to clean up malicious extensions when necessary.

Remove the forced installation extension:

This change is integrated into Google Chrome’s cleanup tool, which resets and cleans up under the advanced settings, and then clicks to clean up the computer.

For extensions that can be forced to install without user confirmation, the new cleanup tool will scan out and make it easier to delete malicious extensions.

However, new features may also affect extensions deployed within the enterprise so that Google may add an extended whitelist release whitelist extension.

Extensions that are not on the whitelist can be cleaned up and then forced to delete, even if the user does not understand the Group Policy configuration can be easily operated.