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

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Better Webb

ID: kbgjdokhhimgopglbgdddbeaafpofecg

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.0

Size

0.02 MB

Rating

5.0/5

Reviews

Users

19,689

Type

Extension

Updated

May 2, 2023

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: rickView Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
Help: Help Center
Country: US
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes
Address: 131 Continental Drive Suite 305 Newark, DE 19713 US

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Total Users

19,699

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Better Webb is created for novice or uninformed users browse the internet in a way that allows them to understand it better

Better Webb is a Chrome extension created to help novice or uninformed users browse the internet in a way that allows them to understand it better. With the Better Webb extension, users can benefit from a range of features designed to improve their browsing experience and help them make more informed decisions about their online activities. The extension also provides a range of helpful tips and resources to help users understand the internet better, such as explanations of common errors and internet based terms, as well as links to relevant articles / knowledge bases to help the user better understand the internet and the errors they come across. Better web partners with errors.net, Yahoo.com and other affiliate partners to help users continue their journey online in cases the website they visited provides an NX Domain error.

User Growth

Showing data from May 02, 2023 to Mar 01, 2024

Versions

-8.79%(-1,897 users)

Compared to 3 months ago

1 version released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 2 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 5.00 / 5.0+5.00

Extracted Data

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Medium1

Low0

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	6

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0	6

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

worker.js5
performance.js1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Network Interception	critical	worker.js (line 983)	The extension monitors every main-frame HTTP response across all sites and, whenever it observes any 4xx/5xx status code, it closes the user's tab (`tabs.remove`) and opens a new tab pointed at errors.net carrying the…	1.0
2	Remote Code Loading	critical	worker.js (line 931)	The response from errors.net is treated as a remote command channel: if the server returns a `notice` or `alert` object, the extension blindly passes it to `browser.tabs.create()` or `browser.windows.create()`, which …	1.0
3	Network Interception	high	worker.js (line 966)	On any DNS resolution failure for any HTTP/HTTPS main-frame navigation, the extension hijacks the tab and redirects the user to errors.net, sending the full failed URL and the persistent UUID. This is classic NXDOMAIN…	1.0
4	Tracking	high	worker.js (line 1001)	At install time the extension generates a persistent random UUID, stores it in `storage.sync` (so it follows the user across devices and reinstalls), and immediately leaks it to betterwebb.com via a thank-you-page red…	1.0
5	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	worker.js (line 19)	The extension transmits performance telemetry, a persistent per-user UUID, and screen/window geometry to a hard-coded third-party endpoint (errors.net) on every page load. The hard-coded license/API key plus a stable …	1.0
6	Tracking	medium	performance.js (line 940)	The content script (which runs on every http/https page via `:///*`) gathers detailed window geometry — screenTop, screenLeft, outer/inner width and height — alongside full Navigation Timing data, and forwards it to…	1.0

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www.w3.org	/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns	http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
ns.adobe.com	/tiff/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/
github.com	/mozilla/webextension-polyfill	https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill
mozilla.org	/MPL/2.0/	http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
fonts.googleapis.com	/css	https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400,500,700
errors.net	-	https://errors.net/
tldrlegal.com	/license/mit-license	https://tldrlegal.com/license/mit-license
mozilla.org	/MPL/2.0/	http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
errors.net	-	https://errors.net
errors.net	/performance/	https://errors.net/performance/?license=

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5.0 out of 5 · 4 most recent reviews

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Nice am so happy

DN Media·29 May 2023

nice

Foram Kanani·29 May 2023

nice

Anonymous·29 May 2023

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

Better Webb

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