Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

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

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Ebook Plus

ID: bgjhmlhaikgfolafnfiklnddmepoigip

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.1

Size

0.04 MB

Rating

0.0/5

Reviews

Users

10,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Sep 12, 2024

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: search.beta1View Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
Help: Help Center
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes
Website: Visit

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

11,541

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Find your favorite ebooks with Ebook Plus

Quickly and easily search for your favorite books and narrow down your search for books using our "Ebook plus" extension. Just search with the extension browser action modal or address bar. This extension updates browser search provider and enable users to get results for books. Two ways to Search for books: 1. Pin the extension using the "puzzle" shape icon in the top right corner of your browser and search for books 2. Input your search keyword in the omni search bar Easily get access to thousands of books search results with this extension. This extension updates your browser default search settings in the following ways: - Allows for custom books searches directly from your browser omnibox - Sets Yahoo as the default search setting in your browser"

User Growth

Showing data from Sep 12, 2024 to Dec 29, 2024

Versions

+900%(+9,000 users)

Compared to 3 months ago

1 version released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 0 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 0.00 / 5.0

Extracted Data

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By severity

Critical1

High1

Medium2

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
1.1 Code review	4

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.1	4

Files with findings

3 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

popup/popup.js2
background.js1
manifest.json1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Unauthorized Data Collection	critical	manifest.json (line 26)	The extension silently hijacks the browser's default search engine to redirect all searches through src.ebook-plus.com, a third-party domain controlled by the extension publisher. Every search query typed by the user …	1.1
2	Tracking	high	background.js (line 1)	On install or update, the extension immediately beacons to the publisher's server at src.ebook-plus.com/install using `credentials: 'include'`, which attaches any existing browser cookies for that domain to the reques…	1.1
3	Code Injection	medium	popup/popup.js (line 61)	The `displayResults` function uses `book.storefrontUrl` directly as the `href` of anchor elements and inserts `book.coverImageUrl` into a style attribute from API response data without sanitization. If the remote API …	1.1
4	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	popup/popup.js (line 45)	Book search queries are forwarded to api.ebooks.com, a third-party domain unrelated to the declared host_permissions (which only cover ebook-plus.com). This means every search term entered in "Books" mode is transmitt…	1.1

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URLs

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URLs

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clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
*	/*	http:///
*	/*	https:///
src.ebook-plus.com	/search	https://src.ebook-plus.com/search?q={searchTerms}
ebook-plus.com	//favicon.png	https://ebook-plus.com//favicon.png
src.ebook-plus.com	//install	https://src.ebook-plus.com//install
api.ebooks.com	/v2/us/book/search	https://api.ebooks.com/v2/us/book/search?term=${encodeURIComponent(q

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

Ebook Plus

Supported Languages

Extension Info & Metadata

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Code Review Findings Summary Across 1 Version4

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