Beloved browser extension acquired by non-beloved antivirus firm

Enlarge / Nearly every major site warns you about cookies, and it's a shame they share a moniker with one of life's great pleasures. (credit: Getty Images)

Browser extension I don't care about cookies does one job and does it well. It automatically removes the annoying-but-mandated "This website uses cookies" notices from websites. People like it, donate to it, and don't want more of it, a rare find for free software.

"Damn, this is the **** bro, it saved like 50 minutes of my gaming time lol," reads one review on the tool's Microsoft Edge Add-Ons page.

The tone changed when the solo developer posted "GREAT NEWS" on the extension's website. Avast, a giant in cybersecurity that just completed an $8.1 billion merger with NortonLifeLock, would acquire the 10-year-old software for an undisclosed price.

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