Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

This extension was removed from the Chrome Web Store as malware. Do not install it.Extension: Desktop App for WhatsApp Web

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Desktop App for WhatsApp Web

ID: meoccighdbdinmpmiemdenefflindild

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇧🇩Bengali

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese

🇬🇧British English

🇧🇬Bulgarian

🇪🇸Catalan

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)

🇹🇼Chinese (Traditional)

🇭🇷Croatian

🇨🇿Czech

🇩🇰Danish

🇳🇱Dutch

🇺🇸English

🇪🇪Estonian

🇵🇭Filipino

🇫🇮Finnish

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇬🇷Greek

🇮🇳Gujarati

🇮🇳Hindi

🇭🇺Hungarian

🇮🇩Indonesian

🇯🇵Japanese

🇰🇷Korean

🇲🇽Latin American Spanish

🇱🇻Latvian

🇱🇹Lithuanian

🇲🇾Malay

🇮🇳Malayalam

🇮🇳Marathi

🇳🇴Norwegian

🇵🇱Polish

🇵🇹Portuguese

🇷🇴Romanian

🇷🇺Russian

🇷🇸Serbian

🇸🇰Slovak

🇸🇮Slovenian

🇪🇸Spanish

🇸🇪Swedish

🇮🇳Tamil

🇮🇳Telugu

🇹🇭Thai

🇹🇷Turkish

🇺🇦Ukrainian

🇺🇸US English

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

0.3.2

Size

0.06 MB

Rating

5.0/5

Reviews

Users

1,100,272

Type

Extension

Updated

Apr 22, 2023

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

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

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

1,100,272

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Open WhatsApp web just in one click in a Chrome browser, chat with friends and synchronise with mobile app

Do you like chatting with friends or you often communicate for business via WhatsApp? So you definitely will love the extension. Use just one click to open Whatsapp web in your browser and synchronise all your data with mobile phone to keep all chats on the hand. Simple in using and lightweight for your laptop it's just one button to launch popular messenger in Chrome browser. Let's be in touch with friends and mates easily.

User Growth

Showing data from Jan 06, 2023 to May 01, 2023

Versions

+71532.29%(+1,098,736 users)

Compared to 3 months ago

6 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 6 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 5.00 / 5.0+5.00

Extracted Data

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By severity

Critical1

High4

Medium2

Low0

Versions scanned

Showing 2 of 6 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
0.2.1 Code review	2
0.2.0 Code review	5

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
0.2.1	2
0.2.0	5

Files with findings

3 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

helpers.js4
background.js2
manifest.json1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Network Interception	critical	background.js (line 81)	This code accepts server-supplied regex rules and installs a blocking `webRequest.onBeforeRequest` listener that can redirect matching traffic. Combined with the manifest's `<all_urls>` and `webRequestBlocking` permis…	0.2.1
2	Data Exfiltration	high	helpers.js (line 93)	A hardcoded Unsplash API secret (`client_id=23jIvSwoOSjY3bNTrvWQ6DdR1MPTF8LwNVmBv3y7o-g`) is embedded directly in source code that ships to over 1.1 million users. Embedding third-party API keys in extension source vi…	0.2.0
3	Network Interception	high	helpers.js (line 79)	This function installs a persistent, self-rescheduling observer via `setTimeout` that continuously monitors Google's autocomplete suggestion list and attaches click-capture listeners (using the `true` capture-phase fl…	0.2.0
4	Obfuscation	high	background.js (line 34)	The extension hides its backend URL behind Base64 and periodically posts extension metadata to a hardcoded IP address instead of a normal domain. This is suspicious because it establishes a covert remote-control chann…	0.2.1
5	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	helpers.js (line 38)	This code intercepts user click events on search suggestion items (suppressing the default behavior with `e.preventDefault()` and `e.stopPropagation()`), extracts the search query text, then reads a custom search engi…	0.2.0
6	Other	medium	helpers.js (line 14)	This code actively probes and modifies the DOM of the Google homepage by locating the Google logo by its `alt` attribute and replacing its parent element's inner text with a live clock running at 1-second intervals. T…	0.2.0
7	Privilege Escalation	medium	manifest.json (line 15)	The extension declares `<all_urls>` both as a content script match pattern and as a top-level permission, granting it execution context and network access on every website the user visits. For an extension whose sole …	0.2.0

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www.w3.org	/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
web.whatsapp.com	-	https://web.whatsapp.com/
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
*	/*	https:///
www.google.com	-	https://www.google.com
www.w3.org	/1999/xlink	http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink

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5.0 out of 5 · 5 most recent reviews

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Works great!

RC Father·13 Mar 2023

То что нужно, открывается в отдельном окне

A K·11 Mar 2023

То что нужно, о��крывает��я в отдельном окне

A K·11 Mar 2023

Version History

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

Desktop App for WhatsApp Web

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