There&#x27;s more discussion if you follow the link to the relevant Chromium issue at the bottom of the page. In particular it doesn&#x27;t seem malicious and actually it&#x27;s only started on demand.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;code.google.com&#x2F;p&#x2F;chromium&#x2F;issues&#x2F;detail?id=498272" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;code.google.com&#x2F;p&#x2F;chromium&#x2F;issues&#x2F;detail?id=498272</a>