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djsumdog on Nov 1, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Firefox to Discontinue Sideloaded Extensions

Most AV software patch dlls, or inject their own code into running browsers.

TheCoelacanth on Nov 1, 2019 | [–]

Most AV software is basically malware itself.

userbinator on Nov 1, 2019 | [–]

They also work at the OS level or in kernelmode.

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