Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

This extension was removed from the Chrome Web Store as malware. Do not install it.Extension: Direct Message for Instagram™

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Direct Message for Instagram™

ID: apiocbbieeoemocnhfddldimnifoobaa

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇧🇬Bulgarian

🇪🇸Catalan

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)

🇹🇼Chinese (Traditional)

🇭🇷Croatian

🇨🇿Czech

🇩🇰Danish

🇳🇱Dutch

🇺🇸English

🇪🇪Estonian

🇵🇭Filipino

🇫🇮Finnish

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇬🇷Greek

🇮🇳Hindi

🇭🇺Hungarian

🇮🇩Indonesian

🇮🇹Italian

🇯🇵Japanese

🇰🇷Korean

🇱🇻Latvian

🇱🇹Lithuanian

🇲🇾Malay

🇳🇴Norwegian

🇵🇱Polish

🇷🇴Romanian

🇷🇺Russian

🇷🇸Serbian

🇸🇰Slovak

🇸🇮Slovenian

🇪🇸Spanish

🇸🇪Swedish

🇹🇭Thai

🇹🇷Turkish

🇺🇦Ukrainian

🇺🇸US English

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

3.0.0

Size

1.17 MB

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

Users

5,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Sep 27, 2022

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: https://direct-message.freefinancetools.netView 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

5,000

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It's a set of most useful features for Instagram: direct messages, upload stories and IGTV, screenshot capture, and much more!

Direct Message for Instagram allows you to send direct messages from your desktop PC. Get instant access to Instagram when you install our extension today. DM others and get notified when you have new messages View photos and follow links you've been sent, and read messages while surfing inside your browser today. Dont get distracted by your mobile phone today and just use our software extension to browse through . Here is what you need to do to get started Install our software extension Login to Instagram after you click on our extension icon Begin answering your messages/surfing Disclaimer: Please note this extension is NOT made by Facebook and is made by an independent development team. All copyrights belong to their respective owners. Google doesn’t endorse or sponsor this Chrome extension. This software is not owned by, is not licensed by and is not a subsidiary of Facebook Inc.

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Rating Count

Total: 89 ratings+1 (1%)

Average Rating

Current: 4.30 / 5.0+0.02

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Medium2

Low0

Versions scanned

Showing 1 of 2 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
3.0.0 Code review	5

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
3.0.0	5

Files with findings

4 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

js/background.js2
js/content-scripts/app_modal.js1
js/setnavigator.js1
js/ua.js1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Phishing	critical	js/content-scripts/app_modal.js (line 54)	The extension injects a full-page modal overlay onto every Instagram page containing an iframe pointing to the hardcoded third-party domain `https://instagram-app.com/app/` — a domain entirely unrelated to Instagram. …	3.0.0
2	Code Injection	high	js/setnavigator.js (line 17)	The content script creates a `<script>` element and appends it directly to `document.documentElement` to execute code in the privileged page context (bypassing the content script sandbox). It then overrides `Navigator…	3.0.0
3	Code Injection	high	js/ua.js (line 1)	This content script (injected at `document_start`, before any page content) creates and appends a `<script>` tag to the real document to execute `navigator.__defineGetter__` in the page's JavaScript context, overridin…	3.0.0
4	Tracking	medium	js/background.js (line 239)	The extension generates a persistent UUID (`uid`) on first run, stores it in `chrome.storage.local`, and accumulates total session time in `lTime` (capped at 20-minute increments). This creates a persistent per-device…	3.0.0
5	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	js/background.js (line 141)	The extension uses `chrome.tabs.captureVisibleTab` to silently capture a full screenshot of the active Instagram window when the context menu item is clicked. The captured image is a base64 data URI of the complete vi…	3.0.0

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addext.me	-	https://addext.me/
www.instagram.com	-	https://www.instagram.com/
fontfabric.com	/Copyright	http://fontfabric.com/Copyright
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
direct-message.freefinancetools.net	-	https://direct-message.freefinancetools.net/
www.w3.org	/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns	http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
ns.adobe.com	/xap/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
purl.org	/dc/elements/1.1/	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
ns.adobe.com	/photoshop/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/
ns.adobe.com	/xap/1.0/mm/	http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/

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13.11.17.3	IPv4	-
43.18.82.41	IPv4	-

4.4 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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NAS O,Z·25 Oct 2022

Muito bom ! Parabéns!

JC Volotão Photos / Vídeos·12 Oct 2022

BON UTIL

farraud frederic·5 Oct 2022

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

Direct Message for Instagram™

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