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This extension was removed from the Chrome Web Store as malware. Do not install it.Extension: Free Test Now

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

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ID: dpipgcanhjebenffnaaloiaaacjbnnpg

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Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.1

Size

0.03 MB

Rating

3.9/5

Reviews

Users

121,658

Type

Extension

Updated

Jun 27, 2021

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: freetestnow.appView Profile
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes

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Active

Obsolete

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Unlisted

Total Users

121,658

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Search and access popular speedtest quick links instantly from your new tab page!

Free Test Now you is a new tab extension that provides you with: An inline speed test to quickly check your speed. With the convenient browser action you can get to a speed testing site from any page. Quicklinks to popular shopping destinations and a convenient web search powered by Yahoo! Free Test Now will also prompt you daily with access to the most popular speed test tools as well as personalized weather forecasts to get your day started. You can also use the settings widget at the bottom right of the new tab page to adjust your personal experience. Click "Add To Chrome" above to get started for free from your browser's new tab. Our extension can be removed at any time. Permissions & Reasons Used Our extension only uses the minimum permissions required. Install Dialog: "Read and change your data on all hfreetestnow.app sites" Permission: "://.hfreetestnow.app/*" Reason: "This allows our extension to work properly. We only request access to the website our extension runs on." "Replace the page you see when opening a new tab" Reason: "This means you are installing our new tab extension. Every time you open your Chrome browser you will see our website and all of its useful features." "Read your browsing history" Permission: "Tabs" Reason: "We use tabs to ensure we can offer you additional optional products. It also allows us to give you access to your daily feature and other useful tools. We do not store or transmit any of your browsing history." Additional Permissions Used: Permission: "Cookies" Reason: "Cookies are used to ensure you get the right user experience when you install our extension. Our extension only grabs the cookies we set on our pages." Permission: "Alarms" Reason: "This is to control the timing of daily feature ensuring you get access to helpful links as well as a personalized weather forecast. We use alarms to make sure you don't receive daily feature more than you should." Permission: "Storage" Reason: "Used to save technical information locally on the extension to ensure you see the right content." Permission: "contextMenus" Reason: "This allows us to show you the "About" page in our browseraction."

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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	5

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.1	5

Files with findings

4 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

js/utility.js2
js/dailyFeature.js1
js/log.js1
js/search.js1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Tracking	high	js/log.js (line 5)	Every significant user event (install, update, sync, daily feature check) fires a beacon to log.hfreetestnow.app carrying a persistent user_id UUID, affiliate source, subid, offer_id, and referrer. The offer_id and re…	1.1
2	Tracking	high	js/dailyFeature.js (line 14)	A repeating alarm (every 120 minutes) fires a check and, once per calendar day, opens a new maximized browser window to a publisher-controlled promotional URL embedding the user's UID and affiliate parameters. This is…	1.1
3	Tracking	high	js/search.js (line 2)	Intercepts every new tab creation and checks if the opener tab is a Yahoo Search page with affiliate hspart parameters (pty/adk) matching the user's UID. When matched, it forcibly repositions the new tab into a narrow…	1.1
4	Other	medium	js/utility.js (line 80)	On install, the extension enumerates all open tabs and silently closes any tab whose URL contains the extension's Chrome Web Store ID and the string 'webstore'. This removes the CWS install page — a common technique t…	1.1
5	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	js/utility.js (line 26)	On install, the extension fetches a remote 'user class' value from the publisher's server. This value is then embedded in all subsequent tracking beacons and promotional URLs. The remote endpoint can return arbitrary …	1.1

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openspeedtest.com	-	http://openspeedtest.com/
www.fcc.gov	/consumers/guides/household-broadband-guide	https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/household-broadband-guide
hfreetestnow.app	/Home/Privacy	https://hfreetestnow.app/Home/Privacy
hfreetestnow.app	/Home/Terms	https://hfreetestnow.app/Home/Terms
hfreetestnow.app	/RemoveExtension	https://hfreetestnow.app/RemoveExtension
hp.hfreetestnow.app	-	https://hp.hfreetestnow.app/?&ap=nocache&cid=
hp.hfreetestnow.app	-	https://hp.hfreetestnow.app/
log.hfreetestnow.app	/log	https://log.hfreetestnow.app/log?event=${event}&user_id=${e.uid}&source=${e.source}&traffic_source=${e.ap}&subid=${e.uc}&implementation_id=speedtest_${chrome.app.getDetails(
hp.hfreetestnow.app	/uninstall	https://hp.hfreetestnow.app/uninstall?user_id=${e.uid}&source=${e.source}&ap=${e.ap}&uc=${e.uc}&iid=speedtest_${chrome.app.getDetails(
hfreetestnow.app	-	https://hfreetestnow.app

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4.0 out of 5 · 4 most recent reviews

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Hello THIS IS TRASH THERES NO POINT!!!!! ;-;

Aileen Cunningham·5 Feb 2021

Speed test is working fine. BUT IT IS NOT SHOWING IN MY NEW TAB MAIN PAGE. Need additional steps to run a speedtest. How to add this speed test in the main page?

Vishnu·9 Jan 2021

perfect

ray porali·27 Aug 2020

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