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This extension was removed from the Chrome Web Store as malware. Do not install it.Extension: Gainly - Volume control

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Gainly - Volume control

ID: lhpbjmgkppampoeecnlfibfgodkfmapd

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇧🇩Bengali

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese

🇬🇧British English

🇧🇬Bulgarian

🇪🇸Catalan

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)

🇹🇼Chinese (Traditional)

🇭🇷Croatian

🇨🇿Czech

🇩🇰Danish

🇳🇱Dutch

🇺🇸English

🇪🇪Estonian

🇵🇭Filipino

🇫🇮Finnish

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇬🇷Greek

🇮🇳Gujarati

🇮🇳Hindi

🇭🇺Hungarian

🇮🇩Indonesian

🇮🇹Italian

🇯🇵Japanese

🇰🇷Korean

🇲🇽Latin American Spanish

🇱🇻Latvian

🇱🇹Lithuanian

🇲🇾Malay

🇮🇳Malayalam

🇮🇳Marathi

🇳🇴Norwegian

🇵🇱Polish

🇵🇹Portuguese

🇷🇴Romanian

🇷🇺Russian

🇷🇸Serbian

🇸🇰Slovak

🇸🇮Slovenian

🇪🇸Spanish

🇸🇪Swedish

🇮🇳Tamil

🇮🇳Telugu

🇹🇭Thai

🇹🇷Turkish

🇺🇦Ukrainian

🇺🇸US English

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.4.1

Size

1.51 MB

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

Users

1,556,743

Type

Extension

Updated

Aug 5, 2022

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: JudsoncathyView 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

1,556,743

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Adjust audio volume for tabs in the browser. Boost volume up to x6.

User Growth

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Versions

+55.67%(+556,743 users)

Compared to 3 months ago

1 version released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 41 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 4.44 / 5.0-0.16

Extracted Data

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Medium3

Low2

Versions scanned

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Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.4.1 Code review	3
1.4.0 Code review	3

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.4.1	3
1.4.0	3

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

js/background.js4
manifest.json2

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	js/background.js (line 1)	The extension silently generates a persistent UUID (stored under key 'cid' in chrome.storage.local) and sends it to Google Analytics (tracking ID UA-199524229-1) as a pageview hit every time the background page loads.…	1.4.0
2	Privilege Escalation	medium	js/background.js (line 1)	On installation, the extension programmatically injects content.js into every currently open tab across all frames using tabs.executeScript with allFrames:true, then immediately fires the Google Analytics tracking cal…	1.4.0
3	Tracking	medium	js/background.js (line 1478)	The extension generates and persists a unique client ID (`cid`) and transmits it to Google Analytics from the background page. This is a tracking pattern rather than core volume-control functionality, and it gives the…	1.4.1
4	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	manifest.json (line 1)	The content script is declared to run at 'document_start' (the earliest possible injection point, before DOM is built) on every HTTP and HTTPS page, in every frame including about:blank frames. This maximally aggressi…	1.4.0
5	Tracking	low	js/background.js (line 2157)	On install and uninstall, the extension contacts a publisher-controlled domain (`ladnet.co`) and includes the extension ID in the URL path. This is commonly used for lifecycle tracking or funnel analytics and creates …	1.4.1
6	Unauthorized Data Collection	low	manifest.json (line 18)	The extension injects a content script into every HTTP and HTTPS page, in all frames, including `about:blank`, at `document_start`. For a volume-control extension this is broader than necessary and gives it the abilit…	1.4.1

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URLs

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getbootstrap.com	-	https://getbootstrap.com/
github.com	/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE
www.w3.org	/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
github.com	/uuidjs/uuid	https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid#getrandomvalues-not-supported
developer.mozilla.org	/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/onMessage	https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/onMessage
www.google-analytics.com	/collect	https://www.google-analytics.com/collect?${new
ladnet.co	/$%7Bchrome.runtime.id%7D/thanks.html%60%7D	https://ladnet.co/${chrome.runtime.id}/thanks.html`}
ladnet.co	/$%7Bchrome.runtime.id%7D/uninstall.html%60	https://ladnet.co/${chrome.runtime.id}/uninstall.html`
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
*	/*	http:///

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3.1 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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wonderful extension

Michael Gabriel·27 Oct 2022

간편하게 조절가능 하지만 사��트로 조절 설정해도 새로 즐겨찾기 ��면 초기화됨(즉 저장안됨)

Hawkeye Dane (��샥)·18 Oct 2022

간편하게 조절가능 하지만 사이트로 조절 설정해도 새로 즐겨찾기 열면 초기화됨(즉 저장안됨)

Hawkeye Dane (루샥)·18 Oct 2022

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

Gainly - Volume control

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