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Cog - System Info Viewer, used by 200,000 people, is not yet reviewed by Extension Auditor. It comes from a publisher with 32 extensions and was last updated in June 2018.

Cog - System Info Viewer

Cog - System Info Viewer Chrome extension security report

ID: difcjdggkffcfgcfconafogflmmaadco

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
N/A
Version
0.0.14
Size
0.07 MB
Rating
4.5/5
Reviews
327
Users
200,000
Type
Application
Updated
Jun 19, 2018
Category
Productivity Developer
Price
Free
Featured
No
Visibility
Unlisted
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
No
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Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author
François Beaufort
Privacy
Privacy Policy
Help
Help Center
Country
IE
MX records exist
Yes
Domain exists
Yes
Is disposable
No
Is role-based
No
Mailbox exists
Yes
Address
Gordon House Barrow Street Dublin 4 D04 E5W5 IE
Website
Visit
Extensions
32
Active
5
Obsolete
9
Listed
3
Unlisted
29
Users
301,936

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Item
Type
Severity
Description
Contextual Risk Factors
Risk Factor
High
The following context increases the overall risk:• 15% increase: Older manifest version lacks modern security controls
storage
Permission
Medium
This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.
system.cpu
Permission
Medium
This permission provides access to CPU usage and information. Rated Medium because it can monitor system performance, detect other applications, and potentially identify user activities.
system.memory
Permission
Medium
This permission accesses system memory information. Rated Medium because it can monitor memory usage patterns, detect other applications, and gather system state information.
system.storage
Permission
Medium
This permission provides access to storage device information. Rated Medium because it can monitor storage usage, detect installed applications, and gather system configuration data.
Older Manifest Version
Risk Factor
Medium
This extension uses Manifest Version 2
system.display
Permission
Low
This permission reads display configuration. Rated Low because it only accesses screen properties without content access.
system.network
Permission
Unknown
No classification available for this permission.

About this extension

Display lots of useful hardware and network info

Read the publisher’s full description

Just a simple Chrome App to showcase chrome.system.* APIs. Check out public source at https://github.com/beaufortfrancois/cog-chrome-app Changelog: 0.0.14: - Show CPU temperature in Fahrenheit on click (Chrome OS only) - Add display mode refresh rate in hertz. 0.0.13: - Added CPU temperatures (Chrome OS only) 0.0.12 (works best with Chrome 42): - Added window frame color 0.0.11: - Fixed CPU Usage (again) 0.0.10: - Fixed vertical scrolling. 0.0.9: - Fixed High CPU Usage. 0.0.8: - Added External and Internal Storage. 0.0.7: - Fixed CPU Usage thanks to Christopher!

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Verdict
Findings
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0.0.14
Latest
0.07 MBNot scanned—
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