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Counter for Messenger Extension

Posted: February 19, 2018

Threat Metric

Ranking: 7,723
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 7,333
First Seen: September 5, 2013
Last Seen: October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Counter for Messenger Extension is a Chinese Chrome add-on whose purpose is to help users find out which of their Facebook friends they are talking to the most. The Counter for Messenger Extension achieves this by tracking the number of messages sent via Facebook Messenger and displaying the data in the form of a bar chart that users can access via the special button that the Counter for Messenger Extension will add to the Chrome's interface.

While the current version of the Counter for Messenger Extension does not demand any suspicious permissions when it is installed, it is a not a coincidence that many PC security product vendors have added the Counter for Messenger Extension as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) to their databases. Basically, this means that the Counter for Messenger Extension is not harmful, but its installation might be accompanied by undesired side effects and minor annoyances, which users can avoid by simply not accepting to install the Counter for Messenger.

If you've installed this add-on and it has not bothered you in any way, then you are welcome to continue using it since it does not pose a security risk. However, if you don't think that the Counter for Messenger Extension is serving you well, then you should consider taking care of its removal either manually or with the help of specialized security software.

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