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

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Auto Skip Ads

ID: lpfamadebmhbmkmhcdfbpmlgpfidhmfo

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese

🇳🇱Dutch

🇺🇸English

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇮🇹Italian

🇪🇸Spanish

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.0.0.4

Size

0.01 MB

Rating

3.9/5

Reviews

Users

100,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Jun 28, 2021

Publisher Contextual Analysis

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

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Total Users

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Auto skip Video Ads on Youtube. Disables Ads on Youtube and Google.

Removes ads from Google™ and Youtube™ & Auto Skip Video Ads What you get : ⭐ Youtube Ads - Auto skips video Ads from Youtube and Google when possible. ⭐ Ad blocking - removes most ads from Google and Youtube ⭐ Stealth - Not detected by Anti Ad Block ✓ Permissions: like common ad-blocking extensions we only need access to Google and Youtube to remove their ads. ⓘ About The technology is a custom scripts and css that auto skip video ads and removes ads. In some cases its not possible to skip a Youtube video ad, sorry about that. It is free to download and use!

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Low1

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
1.0.0.1 Code review	5

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.0.1	5

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

background.js3
content.js2

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Code Injection	critical	content.js (line 16)	All storage values whose key starts with the current domain prefix ('google', 'youtube', or 'default') are concatenated and evaluated via `new Function()`. Since the server controls what is written to storage (backgro…	1.0.0.1
2	Remote Code Loading	critical	background.js (line 58)	The entire JSON response from autoskiper.com is stored verbatim into chrome.storage.local with no validation or schema enforcement. Any key returned by the server is persisted. Because content.js later executes stored…	1.0.0.1
3	Other	high	background.js (line 120)	On first install, the initial analytics call is intentionally delayed by 360 seconds (6 minutes). This pushes the first outbound connection past the window typically used by automated CWS review crawlers, reducing the…	1.0.0.1
4	Tracking	medium	background.js (line 39)	A persistent per-install UID is assigned by the server and reused on every subsequent stats ping, enabling the publisher to track individual users across time. Stats include blocked-ad counts and warning counts, sent …	1.0.0.1
5	Other	low	content.js (line 71)	The extension detects when browser DevTools are opened and sends a message to the background script (incrementing a 'warning' counter that is reported to autoskiper.com). While framed as 'anti-phishing', DevTools dete…	1.0.0.1

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URLs

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autoskiper.com	-	https://autoskiper.com
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
www.youtube.com	/*	https://www.youtube.com/*
www.google.com	/search*	https://www.google.com/search*
www.google.at	/search*	https://www.google.at/search*
www.google.be	/search*	https://www.google.be/search*
www.google.ca	/search*	https://www.google.ca/search*
www.google.ch	/search*	https://www.google.ch/search*
www.google.de	/search*	https://www.google.de/search*
www.google.dk	/search*	https://www.google.dk/search*

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1.0.0.4	IPv4	-

3.2 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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It messes up your google search results by putting whatever it wants first. This extension is a virus, do not use it.

Thomas Ames·26 Sept 2021

bom

Andre da conçeição junior·14 Sept 2021

Remove 96% dos ads do youtube enxtenção perfeita

Irmãos Grim·29 Aug 2021

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Auto Skip Ads

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