Security Warning: Historically Flagged as Malware
Auto Refresh Plus
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Extension Info & Metadata
Publisher Contextual Analysis
- Author
- autorefreshplus.inView Profile
- Privacy
- Privacy Policy
- MX records exist
- Yes
- Domain exists
- Yes
- Is disposable
- No
- Is role-based
- No
- Mailbox exists
- Yes
- Website
- Visit
Auto Refresh Plus automatically refresh and reload any page or tab after a specified number of seconds
Auto Refresh Chrome Extension: This browser extension allows users to refresh a webpage automatically at specified intervals. It helps to save time and stay updated with dynamic content without manual intervention. The user can set the refresh frequency and customize the extension as per their requirements. The extension has a user-friendly interface and is easy to use. It can help improve productivity and efficiency while browsing the web. Enhance your workflow and increase productivity with this top-ranked, easy-to-use Auto Refresh Extension for Google Chrome. Improve your web browsing experience and stay up to date with dynamic content without the need for manual intervention. How it Works: 1. Open the popup and enter the time interval, at which the page has to refresh. 2. Then start the auto refresh. 3. Now the page refreshes at the entered time interval, until you stop or close the page. **We only collect the bare minimum of data required to give you the best user experience. Your data will be only used for optimizing functionality and will not be shared with third parties. Checkout our privacy policy to learn more. IMPORTANT: We do not collect any personally identifiable information**
On every extension update the background worker sets `privacyOff = true` in local storage (line 131), which exists nowhere else in the extension's declared storage keys and is consistent with a user-facing privacy toggle. However, the `pageview` message handler (lines 82–94) unconditionally calls `reportAction` — which POSTs the full page URL, referrer, timestamp, and a persistent UUID to the publisher's analytics endpoint — without ever reading or checking `privacyOff`. This renders any privacy opt-out mechanism inoperative: users who updated from a prior version (and received `privacyOff = true`) continue to have every page visit silently reported.
} else if ("update" == a) { await setToStorage("tabs", []), await setToStorage("popupTabs", []), await setToLocalStorage("privacyOff", ! 0), await getFromLocalStorage("uid") || await setToLocalStorage("uid", e)}});// ...} else if ("pageview" === o) { if (a?.tab?.incognito) return; const e = t.uri, o = t.docref || "", r = t.navType || "", s = a?.tab?.id; if (!isValidPage(e)) return; if ("reload" === r && null != s) { if ((await getFromStorage("tabs") || []) .some((t => t.tabId === s))) return } const n = await getFromLocalStorage("uid"); await reportAction(e, o, n, s)}By severity
Versions scanned
Showing 1 of 13 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.
| Extension Version | Code Review Findings |
|---|---|
| 3.0.0 | 4 |
Files with findings
1 distinct path — top paths by unique finding count:
- background.js5
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