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Ask HN: Avast injected their signature into my email. How did they do it?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40201035

by pablogancharov • 2 years ago

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stop502• 2 years ago

How did you send the mail?

pablogancharov• 2 years ago

Gmail web client using Firefox. I don't have any avast extension or anything. Im just curious of how they can intercept emails.

stop502• 2 years ago

I would look at the certificate that is seen in firefox. And i woukd still look at the extensions and plugins. Some antiviruses install themselfs as extensions.

ffhhj• 2 years ago

Once the user sends or receives an email, Avast will scan it and add an email signature without the user's consent. The signature indicates that the sender of the email is "Virus-free" and includes a link to the Avast official website.

UI control or browser code injection?

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