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In code review (v3.0)

Our reviewer read version 3.0 — 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

Google Scholar Button, used by 3,000,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. Its permissions mean it can inject scripts into pages. It comes from a trusted publisher and was last updated in May 2024.

This extension is a legitimate Google Scholar button that searches scholarly articles and manages citations. All network requests are to (first-party), data collection is disclosed in privacy policy, permissions are minimal (activeTab, storage), and code is well-structured, with no obfuscation, remote code loading, or unauthorized data exfiltration. The bundled manifest uses Manifest V2 while the live CWS listing shows Manifest V3 with 'scripting' permission; this is a versioning discrepancy, not malicious intent, and all functionality stays within the declared host permissions. Publisher is Google Ireland Ltd., trusted with 0% malicious extensions.

Google Scholar Button

Google Scholar Button

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Supported Languages

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇧🇬Bulgarian
🇪🇸Catalan
🇭🇷Croatian
🇨🇿Czech
🇩🇰Danish
🇳🇱Dutch
🇺🇸English
🇵🇭Filipino
🇫🇮Finnish
🇩🇪German
🇬🇷Greek
🇮🇱Hebrew
🇮🇳Hindi
🇭🇺Hungarian
🇮🇹Italian
🇯🇵Japanese
🇰🇷Korean
🇲🇽Latin American Spanish
🇱🇻Latvian
🇱🇹Lithuanian
🇵🇱Polish
🇵🇹Portuguese
🇷🇴Romanian
🇷🇺Russian
🇸🇮Slovenian
🇪🇸Spanish
🇸🇪Swedish
🇹🇭Thai
🇹🇷Turkish
🇺🇦Ukrainian
🇻🇳Vietnamese

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
3.6
Size
0.06 MB
Rating
4.6/5
Reviews
1,400
Users
3,000,000
Type
Extension
Updated
May 16, 2024
Category
Tools
Price
Free
Featured
Yes
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
Yes
This publisherTrack record
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Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted
Author
Google Ireland, Ltd.View Profile
MX records exist
Yes
Domain exists
Yes
Is disposable
No
Is role-based
No
Mailbox exists
Yes
Website
Visit
Extensions
9
Active
9
Obsolete
0
Listed
9
Unlisted
0
Users
46,698,000

Email Change History

1 change
Jan 25, 2025

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Install growth

Item
Type
Severity
Description
scripting
Permission
Critical
This permission allows injection and execution of JavaScript on any webpage. Rated Critical because it can modify page content, steal sensitive data, and inject malicious code into any site the extension has access to.
Contextual Risk Factors
Risk Factor
High
The following context increases the overall risk:• 20% increase: Access to sensitive domains increases potential impact
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.
activeTab
Permission
Medium
This permission grants temporary access to the current tab. Rated Medium because it can access current page content when invoked, though limited to user-initiated actions.
*://scholar.google.com/
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
Access to Sensitive Domains
Risk Factor
Medium
This extension requests access to sensitive domains: *://scholar.google.com/

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About this extension

Lookup scholarly articles as you browse the web.

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This extension adds a browser button for easy access to Google Scholar from any web page. Click the Scholar button to: - Find full text on the web or in your university library. Select the title of the paper on the page you're reading, and click the Scholar button to find it. - Transfer your query from web search to Scholar. Press the Scholar button to see top three results; click "full screen" at the bottom of the popup to see them all. - Format references in widely used citation styles. Press the quote button below the result to see a formatted reference and copy it into the paper you're writing. - Save the article to your Scholar library, so you can read it or cite it later. Press the blue star below the result to save it, or the gray star at the bottom to see all saved articles. Library links work best when you're on campus. To configure them for off-campus use, visit Google Scholar Settings at https://scholar.google.com/scholar_settings (you may need to login with your library password or to set up your browser to use a library proxy; please visit your library's website or ask a local librarian for assistance). To search the US case law, click the gear icon at the bottom of the popup, and configure your preferred collection in Google Scholar Settings. By installing this extension, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.

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