Malicious Perplexity AI Chrome Extension Search Hijacker Installed

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated Jun 30, 2026•2•0•7

Detects the presence of file system artifacts associated with a malicious Chrome extension (ID: flkebkiofojicogddingbdmcmkpbplcd) that masquerades as a 'Perplexity AI' search tool. This extension is known to hijack browser search queries by redirecting them through the typosquatted domain 'perplexity-ai.online'.