Judging by the number of updates to the plug in, this issue has been fairly long standing. It's still not fixed for me either.
Chrome Version 25.0.1364.172 m, and WebRep 8.0.1483.
Besides WebRep crashing all the time, it is causing verrrryyy slow loading on launch and freezing/lagging while page(s) are still loading in Chrome. No such problem with WebRep enabled in Firefox, it seems.
It's not only affecting browser performance, but (after re-enabling webrep in chrome) I notice a considerable decline in my machine's overall performance as well.
I could switch browsers, but, seeing as I prefer chrome for everyday purposes I'm leaving webrep disabled for the time being.
(Still have McAfee Site Adviser. That is something, I guess.)
A question, tho;
With webrep disabled in chrome, will I still get updates for the extension alone?