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CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Alternate Searches

ID: ldceabodonpmfeamhdkehopkddikpikb

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸US English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.0

Size

0.01 MB

Rating

3.9/5

Reviews

Users

20,000

Type

Extension

Updated

May 31, 2022

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: nickh178956View Profile
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

20,000

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website is down find out why and look for a new one that is active

Gives user the ability to find out why a site is down and also gives them an option to look for a new site.

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Versions

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Compared to 2 months ago

1 version released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 7 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 3.86 / 5.0+3.86

Extracted Data

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Versions scanned

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

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0 Code review	5

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0	5

Files with findings

1 distinct path — top paths by unique finding count:

background.js5

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Network Interception	critical	background.js (line 41)	The extension intercepts every top-level HTTP/HTTPS navigation and, on any 4xx/5xx response, silently closes the user's tab and redirects it to a third-party domain (errors.net) while exfiltrating the full original UR…	1.0
2	Network Interception	high	background.js (line 27)	On any DNS resolution failure for any URL the user visits, the extension forcibly redirects the active tab to errors.net carrying the original URL, a per-user UUID, and a hard-coded API key. This is classic NXDOMAIN-h…	1.0
3	Tracking	high	background.js (line 16)	On install the extension generates a stable per-user UUID, persists it via chrome.storage.sync, and attaches it to every outbound request to errors.net (and to the post-install thankyou ping). This creates a persisten…	1.0
4	Other	medium	background.js (line 14)	A hard-coded third-party API/license key (errors.net) is embedded and transmitted with every intercepted navigation. Combined with the global webRequest listeners on http:/// and https:///, this ties every redirec…	1.0
5	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	background.js (line 67)	Immediately after install the extension navigates the active tab to alternate-searches.com/thankyou/ and leaks the persistent UUID in the query string, registering the install with the operator's server. This is unaut…	1.0

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errors.net	-	https://errors.net/
tldrlegal.com	/license/mit-license	https://tldrlegal.com/license/mit-license
errors.net	-	https://errors.net
*	/*	http:///
*	/*	https:///
errors.net	/error/	https://errors.net/error/?license=
alternate-searches.com	/thankyou/	https://alternate-searches.com/thankyou/?uuid=
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
alternate-searches.com	-	https://alternate-searches.com

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3.6 out of 5 · 5 most recent reviews

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I search a website which is down and the extension recommend me another. I find out my product

F. Loreasip Hajosevi·14 Jun 2022

awesome

melusi khumalo·7 Jun 2022

Khandakar Rina Rahman·5 Jun 2022

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