I am having this weird issue with google chrome browser. whenever i try to inspect element and open the developer tools, it automatically reloads the page. Is there anyone else having the same issue ? How do you solve it ?
I just solved this today! For me, the extension was: Instagram Download Video & Image (but there appear to be about 30 affected plugins). Check the ARS link for all of them...
To quote ARS Technica...
...researchers from Prague-based Avast said they found 28 extensions for the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers that contained malware. The add-ons billed themselves as a way to download pictures, videos, or other content from sites including Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo, and Spotify. At the time this post went live, some, but not all, of the malicious extensions remained available for download from Google and Microsoft.
The plugins have been removed, you can't download them at the chrome plugin site anymore, and the problem of the page refreshing when you inspect no longer happens.
2021, July Update: It seems like other extensions are slowly being weeded out as security threats by Google. Just the other week, the extension TikTok Video Downloader was similarly removed.