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1Code reviewed

No malware found

In code review (v0.1)

Our reviewer read version 0.1 — the most recent version we have reviewed — and found no malicious behaviour. The version shown here has not been individually reviewed yet.

8 indicators in this extension

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1 version analysed

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What our analysis found

HScholar showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. It comes from a publisher with 6 extensions and was last updated in February 2025.

Analyst notes

The extension is a straightforward Google Scholar h-index calculator. The single content script () reads citation counts from Scholar result pages already loaded in the browser, displays a header UI element, and fetches additional Scholar result pages (same domain) to accumulate more citation data — all within the declared host_permissions ([domain withheld] and [domain withheld]). No data is sent anywhere; all fetch() calls are to Google Scholar itself. The bundled manifest matches the published manifest summary exactly (MV3, content_scripts on Scholar domains, downloads permission absent in bundled but present in published — this appears to be a minor version discrepancy but the bundled version simply lacks downloads, making it less capable, not more dangerous). The ML score of 0.61 is driven by trivial signals: 4 appendChild calls (UI creation), 2 encoded strings (CSS keyframes), and small file count — all fully explained by the extension's legitimate DOM manipulation for UI insertion.

HScholar

HScholar Chrome extension security report

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Supported Languages

🇺🇸US English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
0.2
Size
0.01 MB
Rating
0.0/5
Reviews
0
Users
61
Type
Extension
Updated
Feb 16, 2025
Category
Education
Price
Free
Featured
No
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
No
This publisherTrack record
6extensions
1 no longer listed
Scanned by Extension Auditor — Low RiskDevelopers: embed this badge to link to this report.

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author
nabor.mendonca
MX records exist
Yes
Domain exists
Yes
Is disposable
No
Is role-based
No
Mailbox exists
Yes
Website
Visit
Extensions
6
Active
5
Obsolete
1
Listed
6
Unlisted
0
Users
40,826

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Install growth

Item
Type
Severity
Description
downloads
Permission
High
This permission controls file downloads and accesses download history. Rated High because it can download malicious files, access sensitive downloaded documents, and track user download patterns.
Contextual Risk Factors
Risk Factor
High
The following context increases the overall risk:• 20% increase: Access to sensitive domains increases potential impact
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
https://scholar.google.com.br/scholar?*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
Access to Sensitive Domains
Risk Factor
Medium
This extension requests access to sensitive domains: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?*, https://scholar.google.com.br/scholar?*

8 indicators in this extension

8 indicators
1 version analysed

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About this extension

Calculates the h-index of publications returned by Google Scholar advanced queries.

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Simple extension to calculate the h-index of publications returned by Google Scholar advanced queries. Note: this extension only works on Scholar pages with either "scholar.google.com" or "scholar.google.com.br" domain names.

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URLs
2

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No IP addresses found

8 indicators in this extension

8 indicators
1 version analysed

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Version
Size
Verdict
Findings
Permhash
0.1
Latest
0.01 MBNo malware found0N/A
0.2
0.01 MBNot scanned—
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