# Use browser extensions at your own risk

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/use-browser-extensions-at-your-own-risk/37871>\
**Category:** Lounge\
**Created:** [March 1, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/use-browser-extensions-at-your-own-risk/37871 "2021-03-01T18:26:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rovertek](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/rovertek/32/223_2.png) [@Rovertek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Rovertek)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/use-browser-extensions-at-your-own-risk/37871/1 "2021-03-01T18:26:09Z")

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I am sure there’s a lot of RW users who either don’t know or don’t care about the risky business of installing _browser extensions_ in their browsers.

Well, maybe [this article](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/is-your-browser-extension-a-botnet-backdoor/) will convince you not to use them…