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This extension was removed from the Chrome Web Store as malware. Do not install it.Extension: AdzShield

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

AdzShield

ID: bedkmppnhldpheapcmnlchkdhfldcedd

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese

🇺🇸English

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇮🇹Italian

🇪🇸Spanish

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.0.4

Size

0.02 MB

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

Users

90,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Nov 28, 2023

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: https://adzshield.comView Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes
Website: Visit

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

90,000

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Automatically skips ads on Youtube and hides ads on Google.

Enjoying your browsing experience on Google and Youtube with Adz Shield. We will make sure that you are not getting distracted by annoying ads. - Clicks on "skip ad" for you on Youtube - Hides distracting ads on Youtube and Google.

User Growth

Showing data from Jan 12, 2022 to Dec 16, 2023

Versions

-10%(-10,000 users)

Compared to 3 months ago

4 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 19 ratings+4 (27%)

Average Rating

Current: 4.32 / 5.0+4.32

Extracted Data

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By severity

Critical3

High1

Medium1

Low0

Versions scanned

Showing 1 of 4 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.3 Code review	5

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.3	5

Files with findings

3 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

background.js2
c.js2
content.js1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Code Injection	critical	content.js (line 45)	`execute` injects c.js into the page's MAIN world and passes a `method` attribute whose value is read from chrome.storage.local under keys `google`/`youtube` — both of which are populated by fetches to adzshield.com. …	1.0.3
2	Remote Code Loading	critical	c.js (line 30)	The `ren` function creates an arbitrary HTML element with an arbitrary attribute and value, driven by a pipe-delimited `method` string that originates from remote server-controlled data in chrome.storage.local. An att…	1.0.3
3	Remote Code Loading	critical	background.js (line 25)	Every browser startup pulls a new JSON blob from adzshield.com and blindly writes it into chrome.storage.local. Because the stored values (`google`, `youtube`) are re-read by the content script and injected as script …	1.0.3
4	Data Exfiltration	high	background.js (line 1)	On update, the entire contents of chrome.storage.local are serialized and exfiltrated as a URL query parameter to adzshield.com. The server's JSON response is then blindly merged back into chrome.storage.local with `c…	1.0.3
5	Network Interception	medium	c.js (line 13)	Globally monkey-patches JSON.parse in the YouTube page context to mutate any parsed object containing `adPlacements` or `playerAds`. While the ostensible purpose is ad suppression, a global JSON.parse hook that inspec…	1.0.3

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URLs

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adzshield.com	-	https://adzshield.com
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
www.google.com	/*	https://www.google.com/*
www.google.fr	/*	https://www.google.fr/*
www.google.de	/*	https://www.google.de/*
www.google.com.br	/*	https://www.google.com.br/*
www.google.it	/*	https://www.google.it/*
www.google.es	/*	https://www.google.es/*
www.google.co.uk	/*	https://www.google.co.uk/*
www.google.co.in	/*	https://www.google.co.in/*

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4.4 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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Abner Wirtz·7 Jun 2024

I'm amzed by how efectively this ad blocker works. No more intrusiv ads, and my computer's performnce has improved.

Antonella Morris·16 Dec 2023

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

AdzShield

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