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Errors Explained

ID: mmlaolpokklecojfbdmdjlpamalnjlji

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

2.0

Size

0.02 MB

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

Users

28,674

Type

Extension

Updated

Jul 28, 2023

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: https://errorsexplained.comView 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

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Total Users

28,674

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Errors Explained is an invaluable browser extension that aids users in decoding error codes.

Errors Explained was launched to assist novice internet users that encounter NX domain error codes. New browsers love our extension because it provides a better browsing environment not subjected to error codes. It also comes with advanced software that takes our extension to new depths in the world of the wide web. By using Errors Explained’s extension tool, novice users can gain several key advantages that help them understand the complex world of error codes on the internet while safely their personal data. Furthermore, you get instant access to relevant articles that can help you understand the error codes with clear and cognitive insights. Errors Explained shares website load times and and other website statistics. Errors Explained partners with errors.net, Yahoo.com, and others to better aid browsers on their journey that lands on websites with a domain error.

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Versions

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Compared to 3 months ago

1 version released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 5 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 4.80 / 5.0+4.80

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Critical2

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Medium1

Low0

Versions scanned

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Extension Version	Code Review Findings
2.0 Code review	6

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
2.0	6

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

worker.js5
performance.js1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Network Interception	critical	worker.js (line 58)	Intercepts every HTTP response across all sites (http:/// and https:///) and, on any 4xx/5xx status, silently closes the user's current tab and redirects to errors.net with the full URL and a persistent UUID. This…	2.0
2	Remote Code Loading	critical	worker.js (line 28)	After every page load, the extension fetches a JSON response from errors.net and, if it contains a 'notice' or 'alert' field, opens an arbitrary URL/window dictated entirely by the remote server. This is a server-cont…	2.0
3	Data Exfiltration	high	worker.js (line 41)	On any DNS resolution failure for any URL the user navigates to, the extension forcibly redirects the active tab to errors.net, leaking the requested URL plus a persistent per-user UUID. Combined with broad host permi…	2.0
4	Tracking	high	worker.js (line 105)	On install, generates a persistent random UUID stored in chrome.storage.sync and immediately leaks it to errorsexplained.com via a 'thankyou' redirect. The same UUID is then attached to every subsequent error/perf req…	2.0
5	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	worker.js (line 83)	Sends a POST containing the user's UUID, full PerformanceNavigationTiming object, and screen/window geometry to errors.net for every page load on every site the user visits. This is large-scale unauthorized data colle…	2.0
6	Tracking	medium	performance.js (line 17)	Content script injected into every page (:///*) collects screen position (screenTop/screenLeft) plus inner/outer window dimensions and forwards them to the background, which then ships them to errors.net. Screen coo…	2.0

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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	/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	/tiff/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/
ns.attribution.com	/ads/1.0/	http://ns.attribution.com/ads/1.0/
fonts.googleapis.com	/css	https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400,500,700
errors.net	-	https://errors.net/
tldrlegal.com	/license/mit-license	https://tldrlegal.com/license/mit-license
errors.net	-	https://errors.net
errors.net	/error/	https://errors.net/error/?license=${apikey}&errorurl=${encodeURIComponent(e.url

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4.8 out of 5 · 4 most recent reviews

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Bernice Mazur·23 Oct 2023

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