If Google suspects foul play, there's a chance the addon will be gone for good. It's likely that Google will assess whether the new developers uploaded the code as an act of malice or not. Right now, we don't know if the ban will be temporary or permanent. As such, the extension has been completely locked down and unable to do any damage. Not only that, but Google has stopped The Great Suspender from working on Chrome even if you downloaded it after the ban. That seems to have been flipped on its head, however, as the extension has now been pulled from the Chrome Web Store for malware-related reasons. Google, however, didn't remove it right away. The new developers of the extension released an update that supposedly removed the security flaw, so Google kept it around. When the news broke, Microsoft removed The Great Suspender from its Edge browser, which supports Chrome extensions due to its new Chromium codebase. Microsoft, however, wasn't taking any chances. Whether this was a security oversight from the extension's new owners or a deliberate attempt to do damage, we're not sure.
The update introduced a way for malicious agents to potentially execute code on people's computers without them knowing. Last year, the extension was sold to a third party who remained anonymous.Īfter the sale went through, things got a bit fishy when The Great Suspender received an update to version 7.1.8. As it turns out, the app you may know and love may not be itself anymore. The news of The Great Suspender's suspension broke on 9to5Google. Google has now removed the extension from the Chrome Web Store, claiming that it can be used to spread malware. The Great Suspender was once a prime recommendation from tech enthusiasts who wanted to manage their tabs better, but something has seemingly gone foul with the add-on.
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