I received this in email today. It’s legitimate but it reminded of something we see often in Remote Technical Support. Customers log in and when we look at extensions in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and other browsers, we find package tracking add-ons.

Although it sounds like a good idea – being able to track a package in your browser – it almost always is not. Most of these package tracking extensions are either causing unwanted pop-ups or they are tracking YOU and then selling your browser history to other companies! We always remove these extensions when we see them. I encourage you to NOT install them in the first place!

Oh, it’s not just package tracking extensions that sound good but aren’t – there’s Bible verse extensions, recipe extensions and lots more.

For a real primer on extensions, why not read (or review, if you already did read it) my post from January 24, 2019 on extensions. Just click on its title to read/review: “Extensions: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.”