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

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Error Director

ID: jfaiphgcmhghjjpoiieniajcimnbbafm

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸US English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.0

Size

0.01 MB

Rating

3.0/5

Reviews

Users

90,000

Type

Extension

Updated

May 30, 2022

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: alyssaroberts805View 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

90,000

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Error Director is an easy tool to help you find alternative paths and information on errors.

When the website is no longer active we give you another website close to what your looking for.

User Growth

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Versions

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Compared to 1 month ago

1 version released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 10 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 3.00 / 5.0+3.00

Extracted Data

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By severity

Critical1

High2

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
1.0 Code review	5

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0	5

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

background.js4
manifest.json1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Network Interception	critical	background.js (line 41)	Intercepts all HTTP/HTTPS navigations and, on any 4xx/5xx response, silently closes the user's tab and redirects to errors.net with the full original URL as a query parameter, leaking every error-page URL (including i…	1.0
2	Network Interception	high	background.js (line 27)	On DNS resolution failures for any host, the extension redirects the tab to errors.net passing the full failed URL plus a persistent per-user UUID, enabling third-party tracking of typo'd/mistyped domains and non-exis…	1.0
3	Tracking	high	background.js (line 58)	Generates a persistent per-install UUID at install time and attaches it to every redirect request to errors.net (see lines 30-31 and 46-47), allowing the remote server to correlate and track a single user's browsing-e…	1.0
4	Privilege Escalation	medium	manifest.json (line 17)	Requests webRequest + webNavigation with all-URL host permissions, the minimum set needed to observe every page load and HTTP response across the entire web — disproportionate for the stated 'alternative paths on erro…	1.0
5	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	background.js (line 14)	A hard-coded API key / license token is sent as a URL parameter with every exfiltrated error-URL request to errors.net, tying all redirected browsing data from this extension instance to an identifiable monetization/a…	1.0

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www.w3.org	/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns	http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
ns.adobe.com	/tiff/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/
errors.net	-	https://errors.net/
tldrlegal.com	/license/mit-license	https://tldrlegal.com/license/mit-license
errors.net	-	https://errors.net
*	/*	http:///
*	/*	https:///
errors.net	/error/	https://errors.net/error/?license=
errordirector.com	/thankyou/	https://errordirector.com/thankyou/?uuid=
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

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3.1 out of 5 · 9 most recent reviews

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Works great on every site I've tried it on so far!

Hass Filk·21 Jun 2022

This works wonderfully. I use it constantly.Thanks for this.

Erika Bush·19 Jun 2022

no sirve xd wtf

Vanessa Arteaga·16 Jun 2022

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

Error Director

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Code Review Findings Summary Across 1 Version5

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