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What our analysis found

Flow VPN - Fast Global Internet from FlowVPN.com, used by 3,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites and can observe network requests. It comes from a trusted publisher and was last updated in May 2026.

Analyst notes

The code is a complete, readable VPN proxy client: it derives all behaviour from chrome.proxy (:491-514 sets fixed_servers HTTPS host:110), supplies RADIUS credentials only to proxy auth challenges (:_getAuthResult returns {} unless details.isProxy), and its only network destinations are [domain withheld], getProxyServersEnc.php and captchaAsync.php (:7-8,:1226) carrying only the the user typed into the login form - matching the CWS-disclosed categories for a 7-day-trial VPN with an advertised mirror domain ([domain withheld]). Tab URLs are read (:321-331) but only flow into extractHostname ->, never into FVApi or the fvFetch relay, and there are no content_scripts and no externally_connectable, so the unauthenticated fvFetch relay (:561) is reachable only from the extension's own pages. The 'malicious' signals are circular rather than corroborating: the publisher has zero other extensions under leave-one-out so its malicious flag can only derive from this extension's own label, the permhash cluster's malware count IS this version, and chrome-stats cites a clipboard permission present in neither manifest plus 'removed-from-store' while status is active. Withholding 'false_positive' only because jquery-3.4.1. is loaded by both credential-handling pages (:7,:8) and is absent from the bundle, so a trojaned library cannot be excluded by reading - though the manifest CSP restricts to [domain withheld] and [domain withheld], leaving such a payload nowhere to egress. Manifest 'mismatch' is a reduction, not an escalation: bundled MV3 drops unlimitedStorage and replaces webRequestBlocking with the narrower webRequestAuthProvider (documented at:637), so the MV2 listing snapshot is simply stale. Hygiene only, not findings: the shared-secret PSK is hardcoded at:6, fvpn() (:939) is a ROT-13-class cipher used to store the RADIUS password at rest, the server returns the plaintext account password into storage (:536), and encrypted credentials are mirrored into chrome.storage.sync.

Flow VPN - Fast Global Internet from FlowVPN.com

Flow VPN - Fast Global Internet from FlowVPN.com Chrome extension security report

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Supported Languages

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)
🇺🇸English
🇷🇺Russian

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
2.07
Size
4.04 MB
Rating
3.1/5
Reviews
13
Users
3,000
Type
Extension
Updated
May 30, 2026
Category
Privacy & security
Price
Free
Featured
No
Visibility
Listed
Mature
Yes
By Google
No
Trusted
Yes
This publisherTrack record
1extension
All still listed
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Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted
Author
flowvpn.com
MX records exist
Yes
Domain exists
Yes
Is disposable
No
Is role-based
Yes
Mailbox exists
Yes
Website
Visit
Extensions
1
Active
1
Obsolete
0
Listed
1
Unlisted
0
Users
3,000

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Install growth

Item
Type
Severity
Description
proxy
Permission
Critical
This permission allows the extension to control the browser's proxy settings. Rated Critical because it can route all traffic through potentially malicious proxies, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks and traffic monitoring.
webRequest
Permission
Critical
This permission enables the extension to monitor and analyze all web requests made by the browser. Rated Critical because it can observe all network traffic including sensitive data, track browsing behavior, and gather authentication tokens.
webRequestAuthProvider
Permission
Critical
This permission allows the extension to handle authentication requests and modify authentication headers. Rated Critical because it can intercept login credentials, session tokens, and modify authentication flows to compromise accounts.
<all_urls>
Host
Critical
Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website.
Broad Host Permissions
Risk Factor
High
This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites.
tabs
Permission
Medium
This permission enables tab management and monitoring. Rated Medium because it can track open tabs, access tab metadata, and monitor user browsing patterns.
storage
Permission
Medium
This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.

Each row lists a threat category the scanner evaluates. A checkmark means the review ran and found no matching issues in that category for this version.

  • Data Exfiltration

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

  • Unauthorized Data Collection

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

  • Network Interception

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

  • Code Injection

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

  • Credential Theft

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

  • Obfuscation

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

  • Tracking

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

  • Privilege Escalation

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

  • Phishing

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

  • Remote Code Loading

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

  • Other

    Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.

About this extension

FlowVPN extension for Google Chrome

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FlowVPN for Google Chrome requires a FlowVPN subscription - get your 7 day free trial at https://www.flowvpn.com/ Mirror site: https://www.flowvpx.com/ Stay secure with unlimited data through our global network across 60+ countries with hundreds of servers. * 7 Day Free Trial * Unlimited VPN Connection * Access to 60 countries * Fast, full Internet access * We do not profit from your data! * Protect your Privacy * Hide your location and IP * Browse privately * No restrictions Please note the Chrome extension will encrypt and your your browsing from Chrome across our private network, however it will not encrypt or route traffic from other applications. To use our service to route your traffic from other application please download a VPN client from https://www.flowvpn.com/download

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Version
Size
Verdict
Findings
Permhash
2.07
Latest
4.04 MBNo malware found0
235cbf4a5f0956cab4edca6b0109ea5a99fd979da59d8e4d5f305c6fb34e5f32
1.2.4
4.91 MBNo malware found0
d14c52ab737d3eae10014455556f419dd19ea61b3bc88655d4806feb798d7e95
1.2.2
4.91 MBNot scanned—
d14c52ab737d3eae10014455556f419dd19ea61b3bc88655d4806feb798d7e95
1.2.1
4.97 MBNot scanned—
d14c52ab737d3eae10014455556f419dd19ea61b3bc88655d4806feb798d7e95
1.2.0
4.97 MBNo malware found0
d14c52ab737d3eae10014455556f419dd19ea61b3bc88655d4806feb798d7e95
1.1.9
4.97 MBNo malware found0
d14c52ab737d3eae10014455556f419dd19ea61b3bc88655d4806feb798d7e95
1.1.7
4.92 MBNot scanned—
d14c52ab737d3eae10014455556f419dd19ea61b3bc88655d4806feb798d7e95
1.2.5
4.91 MBNot scanned—
d14c52ab737d3eae10014455556f419dd19ea61b3bc88655d4806feb798d7e95
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