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GhostPoster Browser Malware Hid for 5 Years With 840,000 Installs

ID: e270c202-9e83-5fbe-bd34-502248536f72

STIX ID: report--e270c202-9e83-5fbe-bd34-502248536f72

Feed Name: HackRead

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2026-01-15

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: Waqas

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A stealthy browser-extension campaign (GhostPoster and at least 17 related add-ons) delivered malicious payloads hidden inside PNG images to bypass detection, accumulating over 840,000 installs and persisting on some devices for up to five years; marketplaces removed the identified extensions but users must manually remove already-installed copies.

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