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This extension was removed from the Chrome Web Store as malware. Do not install it.Extension: Exta: Pro downloader for Instagram

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Exta: Pro downloader for Instagram

ID: ppcmpaldbkcoeiepfbkdahoaepnoacgd

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Supported Languages

🇸🇦Arabic

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)

🇨🇿Czech

🇩🇰Danish

🇳🇱Dutch

🇺🇸English

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇬🇷Greek

🇮🇱Hebrew

🇭🇺Hungarian

🇮🇩Indonesian

🇮🇹Italian

🇯🇵Japanese

🇰🇷Korean

🇲🇾Malay

🇳🇴Norwegian

🇵🇱Polish

🇵🇹Portuguese

🇷🇺Russian

🇪🇸Spanish

🇸🇪Swedish

🇹🇷Turkish

🇺🇦Ukrainian

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.3.5

Size

0.45 MB

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

Users

20,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Dec 23, 2024

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: teisenhView Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
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

20,000

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Mass and single download of Instagram Story, Photo, Video and Reels.

Exta: Pro downloader for Instagram is the easiest Browser Extension to help you downloading images and videos from Instagram easily and quickly. ►Download Instagram's image on current page It automatically detects if you are viewing an Instagram's photo and creates a multi-formats link to the file so you can click to download it easily. In popup window you'll see a miniature photo you're about to download. Click "Download" button to save photo in your device. ►Download Instagram's Video on current page It automatically detects if you are viewing an Instagram's video and creates a multi-formats link to the file so you can click to download it easily. In popup window you will see a miniature Video, Video you're about to download. Click "Download" button to save Video on your device. ► Supported mass download of selected post or series of stories of a selected user in one click! Which means you can download viewed images, videos or stories from current user or multiple post as zip-file! ► For mass downloading simply click on the Exta Downloader button in the Instagram navigation menu - The icon with single arrow downloads only one Photo or Video (the one you are viewing at the moment) - The icon with double arrow downloads the entire multiple post or all Stories of a selected user Important Note: Our extension does NOT belong or related to official Instagram or Instagram Inc. in any ways. It is an unofficial extension that is developed and maintained independently. The official Instagram software is only released for smart phones and the web. This unofficial app (browser extension) is a wrapper to the original Instagram web application and tries to make it usable as a browser plug-in.

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Versions

+100%(+10,000 users)

Compared to 3 months ago

12 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 21 ratings+1 (5%)

Average Rating

Current: 4.81 / 5.0+4.81

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Medium1

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Versions scanned

Showing 1 of 17 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.2 Code review	6

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.2	6

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

js/bg.js5
js/app.js1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Credential Theft	high	js/bg.js (line 26)	The service worker intercepts outgoing Instagram API requests using `chrome.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders` with `extraHeaders` access to extract private session-authentication headers (`x-ig-www-claim`, `x-ig-app-id`…	1.0.2
2	Credential Theft	high	js/bg.js (line 81)	The extension directly reads the `csrftoken` cookie from `https://instagram.com` via `chrome.cookies.get`. The CSRF token is required by Instagram on all authenticated state-changing API requests and, together with th…	1.0.2
3	Network Interception	high	js/bg.js (line 66)	The `init` function registers two `onBeforeSendHeaders` listeners with the `extraHeaders` flag, which Chrome uses for sensitive headers that are normally hidden from extensions. Requesting `extraHeaders` access is a p…	1.0.2
4	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	js/bg.js (line 438)	The `getFetchOpts` function assembles outbound Instagram API requests by attaching the previously harvested session headers (`x-ig-www-claim`, `x-ig-app-id`, `x-asbd-id`, `x-instagram-ajax`) and the captured CSRF toke…	1.0.2
5	Network Interception	medium	js/bg.js (line 3)	The background service worker intercepts outgoing requests to Instagram's private GraphQL endpoint (`/graphql/query/?*`) to harvest undocumented internal `query_hash` values. These hashes are reverse-engineered privat…	1.0.2
6	Unauthorized Data Collection	low	js/app.js (line 4248)	The content script writes the filename and blob object URL of each downloaded media file into `window.ext_blob_story_data`, a property on the shared `window` object accessible to any JavaScript running on the Instagra…	1.0.2

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www.madtype.com	-	http://www.madtype.com
scripts.sil.org	/OFLhttp://scripts.sil.org/OFLQuantico	http://scripts.sil.org/OFLhttp://scripts.sil.org/OFLQuantico
www.madtype.comhttp	//www.madtype.comhttp://www.madtype.comThis	http://www.madtype.comhttp://www.madtype.comhttp://www.madtype.comThis
scripts.sil.org	/OFLhttp://scripts.sil.org/OFLhttp://scripts.sil.org/OFL%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BD2	http://scripts.sil.org/OFLhttp://scripts.sil.org/OFLhttp://scripts.sil.org/OFL��2
www.apple.com	/http://www.apple.com/http://www.apple.com/Copyright	http://www.apple.com/http://www.apple.com/http://www.apple.com/Copyright
www.w3.org	/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
www.instagram.com	/api/v1/media/%postId%/info/	https://www.instagram.com/api/v1/media/%postId%/info/
www.instagram.com	/api/v1/feed/reels_media/	https://www.instagram.com/api/v1/feed/reels_media/
www.instagram.com	/p/%shortcode%/	https://www.instagram.com/p/%shortcode%/
www.instagram.com	/api/v1/feed/collection/%collection_id%/posts/	https://www.instagram.com/api/v1/feed/collection/%collection_id%/posts/

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4.8 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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Супер!!!

74193418·15 Jan 2025

This is the ONLY extension that works for me when dealing with Instagram! All the others just don't stack up against this one. Thanks

Ice·12 Jan 2025

perfect!

sony hedgemann·2 Jan 2025

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Exta: Pro downloader for Instagram

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