Malicious Chrome Extension flkebkiofojicogddingbdmcmkpbplcd (Search for perplexity ai) Detected

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated Jun 30, 2026•0•0•5

Detects the presence of a known malicious Chromium extension (ID: flkebkiofojicogddingbdmcmkpbplcd) that masquerades as a legitimate 'Perplexity AI' extension. This malware hijacks the browser's default search provider to redirect traffic to 'perplexity-ai.online'.