Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

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

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Avira SafeSearch Plus

ID: ipmkfpcnmccejididiaagpgchgjfajgp

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese

🇺🇸English

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇮🇹Italian

🇷🇺Russian

🇪🇸Spanish

🇺🇸US English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.8.1.578

Size

0.06 MB

Rating

3.8/5

Reviews

475

Users

700,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Sep 22, 2020

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: AviraView Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
Country: US
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes
Address: 60 E Rio Salado Pkwy Tempe, AZ 85281-9124 US
Website: Visit

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

21,039,485

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Provides you with Avira SafeSearch Plus.

Convenient search in your browser from the security experts at Avira. Ensure that you’re only getting the safest results. - Utilizes Avira SafeSearch™ and URL Cloud™ technology - Shows the security rating for all search results before you click them - Enables you to make Avira SafeSearch™ your default search provider - Allows you to add Avira SafeSearch™ to your new tab page Avira will not present you advertisements or unwanted content and does not store your personal data.

User Growth

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Versions

-12.5%(-100,000 users)

Compared to 3 months ago

1 version released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 475 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 3.76 / 5.0

Extracted Data

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By severity

Critical0

High3

Medium5

Low0

Versions scanned

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Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.7.3.567 Code review	8

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.7.3.567	8

Files with findings

1 distinct path — top paths by unique finding count:

js/background.js8

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Network Interception	high	js/background.js (line 27485)	The YahooHeadersFilter uses `webRequestBlocking` to silently strip both `Content-Security-Policy` and `X-Frame-Options` response headers from all Yahoo Search responses matching `https://.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search…	1.7.3.567
2	Tracking	high	js/background.js (line 22736)	The extension embeds a full Mixpanel analytics SDK and uses `ip: 1` to force IP-based geolocation of every tracked event. It tracks 'Install' and periodic 'Active' events every 6 hours, each carrying a persistent uniq…	1.7.3.567
3	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	js/background.js (line 26685)	The Classifier class sends every URL the user visits to Avira's remote classification API at `https://v2.auc.avira.com/api`, keyed by a persistent `user_guid` (AUC_GUID) generated per device and stored in extension st…	1.7.3.567
4	Network Interception	medium	js/background.js (line 27409)	The XFrameStripper class intercepts HTTP responses from `search.avira.com` in blocking mode and removes the `X-Frame-Options` header, allowing these pages to be embedded in cross-origin iframes inside the extension's …	1.7.3.567
5	Network Interception	medium	js/background.js (line 27043)	The HeaderInjector uses `webRequestBlocking` with `requestHeaders` access to inject a spoofed `Referer: https://search.avira.com` header into all outgoing GET requests originating from tabs that loaded via the new tab…	1.7.3.567
6	Remote Code Loading	medium	js/background.js (line 27568)	The hardcoded configuration embeds API keys and tokens directly in the bundle: a Mixpanel project token and an AUC API key. The `update_bridge` configuration pointing to `https://dispatch.avira-update.com/` suggests t…	1.7.3.567
7	Tracking	medium	js/background.js (line 26886)	The DistinctId class reads and writes the `MP_DISTINCT_ID` Mixpanel tracking cookie on the `search.avira.com` domain to establish a durable cross-session user identity. The CookieAccessor.set() method implements a rec…	1.7.3.567
8	Tracking	medium	js/background.js (line 26495)	On every extension startup, the extension writes a cookie (`safesearch-plus2-installed=true`) to the broad `avira.com` domain. This cookie is accessible to all subdomains under `avira.com`, not just `search.avira.com`…	1.7.3.567

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URLs

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clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
www.w3.org	/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd	http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd
www.w3.org	/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
www.w3.org	/1999/xlink	http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink
ns.adobe.com	/Extensibility/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/Extensibility/1.0/
ns.adobe.com	/AdobeIllustrator/10.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/AdobeIllustrator/10.0/
ns.adobe.com	/Graphs/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/Graphs/1.0/
ns.adobe.com	/Variables/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/Variables/1.0/
ns.adobe.com	/ImageReplacement/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/ImageReplacement/1.0/
ns.adobe.com	/SaveForWeb/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/SaveForWeb/1.0/

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5.4.3.5	IPv4	-
1.2.4.3	IPv4	-
4.4.8.4	IPv4	-

2.4 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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Se réinstalle quand on veut le désinstaller

Glhür·8 Apr 2020

QUIERO EL QUE TIENE UN CIRCULO MUNDO Y UN ESCUDO, LO TENGO EN CHROME. YA NO APARECE AQUÍ.

FRANCHESCO RAMOS G·20 Mar 2020

I installed Avira, which was recommended by the vaccine program site. Avira eventually deleted Avira because she couldn't catch the virus that existed at the time of installation However, Avira Safe Plus has not been deleted, and every time you run Google Chrome, you get a notification that it's installed again every time you turn off and turn on your computer. I no longer want to look at Avira-related products at all. I know that the way Avira Support says it will never be erased. We've tried to delete it through the registry, but it's still hidden in an invisible folder. Even in the registry, they are no longer searched. It is really unpleasant to have to format a computer to delete Avira.

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

Avira SafeSearch Plus

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