The Great Suspender, an extension that automatically shut down tabs you weren't using, has been blocked by Google "because it contains malware." That's left users with lost tabs and concerns about what to do next.

Is the great suspender extension Safe?

Is The Great Suspender safe? Google and Microsoft have officially flagged The Great Suspender as malware. But even before the extension was disabled by Google Chrome and Edge, users were raising concerns about its safety.

Is the great suspender a virus?

Google has forcibly uninstalled the immensely popular 'The Great Suspender' extension from Google Chrome and classified it as malware. ... This extension was immensely popular with over 2,000,000 users and has consistently been a recommended extension due to its ability to reduce Chrome's memory usage.