Google has finally acted, removing the wannabe ad blocker from its store. Anyone not already familiar with the real Adblock Plus could have easily fallen for it-and many did. It also featured a bunch of reviews that showered praise on the fraudulent piece of software. The false ad blocker was listed on the Google Chrome Web Store under the same name as the real Adblock Plus, with the only visible-but not necessarily noticeable-difference an uppercase instead of lowercase "B." The impostor even claimed to share the same developer again, with a slight difference in name. You can't really fault the unsuspecting users, though. In fact, it may have infected users with adware that creates a barrage of loud and obnoxious tabs and pop-ups. This clone of the well-known extension did anything but block ads, however. Used by millions of people worldwide, Adblock Plus is extremely effective at blocking space-consuming banner ads, annoying pop-up windows and surprise input prompts. The users thought they were downloading the popular Adblock Plus extension for Google Chrome. In a most unfortunate twist, tens of thousands of users who were only looking for a way to block ads may have instead opened the door to an ad invasion.
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