No malware found
In code review (v2.1)
Our reviewer read version 2.1 — the most recent version we have reviewed — and found no malicious behaviour. The version shown here has not been individually reviewed yet.
What our analysis found
Go Back With Backspace, used by 300,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. Our code review reported 1 finding (1 high), led by other. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites and can inject scripts into pages.
Key findings
- high· other —The bundled manifest declares manifest_version 2, but the published Chrome Web Store manifest summary shows manifest_version 3 and includes the 'scripting' permission. This mismatch may indicate the source code under review is older than the live extension. It does not present a direct security risk but is a notable inconsistency.
The extension restores backspace navigation using content scripts and local storage. No network requests, data exfiltration, or remote code loading is observed. Broad permissions are necessary for its functionality. The ML model likely overfit on permission-based signals (e.g., <all_urls>, tabs, early script execution). The manifest_version mismatch between the bundled MV2 and published MV3 suggests an outdated analysis bundle, but the code itself is benign.
Go Back With Backspace
ID: eekailopagacbcdloonjhbiecobagjci
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Extension Info & Metadata
Publisher Contextual Analysis
- Author
- https://google.comView Profile
- Privacy
- Privacy Policy
- Country
- IE
- MX records exist
- Yes
- Domain exists
- Yes
- Is disposable
- No
- Is role-based
- No
- Mailbox exists
- Yes
- Address
- Gordon House Barrow Street Dublin 4 D04 E5W5 IE
- Website
- Visit
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About this extension
Re-enables the backspace key as a back navigation button (except when writing text).
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Go back with the backspace button! This extension re-enables the backspace key as a back navigation button -- except if you're writing text. What's New in 3.0: ================== * Updated to Manifest V3. Before Chrome 52, the backspace key navigated back (if you weren't writing text). Many people lost their progress while working online by accidentally pressing backspace and leaving a page -- so we removed the feature from Chrome, and created this extension for those who prefer the old behavior. This extension can't restore backspace on certain special pages, for example any of the "chrome://" pages such as Settings or Extensions. About the requested permissions: "Read and modify all your data": In order to capture backspace on every page, the extension needs to install a little piece of code on each one. It does nothing else with the page, its information, or your typing. "Manage your apps, extensions, and themes": This lets the extension detect when it has been re-enabled and install its code into tabs that are already open then. The extension's source code can be viewed at https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/extensions-by-google/+/master/go-back-with-backspace/ By installing this item, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.
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