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Dark Moment

ID: fjjdonhckpgajmafnlglmjbmeldklipp

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Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.0.5

Size

0.14 MB

Rating

5.0/5

Reviews

Users

30,000

Type

Extension

Updated

May 10, 2022

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: https://darkmoment-tab.comView Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
Country: Singapore
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: Yes
Mailbox exists: Yes
Address: 410 North Bridge Road Rm 406 Singapore 188726 Singapore
Website: Visit

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Total Users

30,000

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For those who enjoy the dark side of life, beautiful quotes and black and white imagery with each new tab. Reset your expectations.

Dark Moment is for those who enjoy the dark side of life. It can’t be roses all the time. We have hand-selected quotes and paired it with beautiful black and white imagery from Unsplash. With each new tab, you can reset your expectations of life. The extension uses the Yahoo search engine and it will take you to your results fast by directly launching you into the web instantly and landing you on a search results page. By clicking "Add to Chrome", I accept and agree to installing the Dark Moment Chrome extension and setting Chrome™ New Tab, Homepage takeover, and search to that provided by the service and the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Terms of Use: https://darkmoment-tab.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://darkmoment-tab.com/privacy-policy/

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Compared to 3 months ago

1 version released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 1 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 5.00 / 5.0+5.00

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Versions scanned

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Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.5 Code review	6

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.5	6

Files with findings

3 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

assets/vendor.js4
assets/index.js1
manifest.json1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Tracking	high	assets/index.js (line 38)	Every new-tab search query is POSTed/GETed to a publisher-controlled search endpoint at search.darkmoment-tab.com instead of a user-chosen search engine. This is classic search-engine hijacking / monetized search redi…	1.0.5
2	Privilege Escalation	medium	manifest.json (line 14)	The extension injects its full new-tab bundle (the same React app, search form, and geolocation code) into the publisher's own website pragmalabs.co at document_start with all_frames=true. This is a typical extension-…	1.0.5
3	Tracking	medium	assets/vendor.js (line 7052)	A second hard-coded search-hijack endpoint (search.newmoment-tab.com, a sibling product) is bundled into the same code, indicating a shared toolkit of search-redirect new-tab extensions by the same publisher all funne…	1.0.5
4	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	assets/vendor.js (line 11046)	User geolocation coordinates (lat/lon) are sent to a third-party API (OpenWeatherMap) with a hard-coded API key. The key is shipped in plaintext client code (key abuse / quota theft risk), and the user's precise locat…	1.0.5
5	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	assets/vendor.js (line 11109)	The extension uses navigator.geolocation.watchPosition (continuous location streaming) rather than getCurrentPosition (one-shot) for what is presented as a passive weather widget. watchPosition keeps a persistent loca…	1.0.5
6	Other	low	assets/vendor.js (line 6966)	A code path wipes the entire origin localStorage and force-reloads the page. In a content script that runs on pragmalabs.co (per the manifest), this could clear arbitrary site state on the publisher's domain; on the n…	1.0.5

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reactjs.org	/docs/error-decoder.html	https://reactjs.org/docs/error-decoder.html?invariant=
reactjs.org	/link/react-polyfills	https://reactjs.org/link/react-polyfills
www.w3.org	/1999/xlink	http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink
www.w3.org	/XML/1998/namespace	http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace
www.w3.org	/1999/xhtml	http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml
www.w3.org	/1998/Math/MathML	http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML
www.w3.org	/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
fb.me	/use-check-prop-types	http://fb.me/use-check-prop-types
d27dw0o541offe.cloudfront.net	/crx-dark-moment/images/	https://d27dw0o541offe.cloudfront.net/crx-dark-moment/images/
search.newmoment-tab.com	/search	https://search.newmoment-tab.com/search

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5.0 out of 5 · 1 most recent review

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The exceptional dark companion.

Bishaw Shrestha·17 May 2022

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Dark Moment

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