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No malware found

In code review (v6.1.1)

Our reviewer read version 6.1.1 — 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

Just Read, used by 200,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites and can inject scripts into pages. It comes from a trusted publisher and was last updated in September 2026.

The extension is a well-known reader mode with a long history, good reputation, and clear functionality. All network calls go to the publisher's own domain () for premium checks and sharing, or to a user-configured OpenAI API for summarization. No unauthorized data exfiltration, tracking, or code injection. Broad permissions are necessary for its core purpose. The ML model likely over-fit on high counts from extensive DOM manipulation and broad host permissions.

Just Read Chrome extension security report

ID: dgmanlpmmkibanfdgjocnabmcaclkmod

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Active

Version

7.1.2

Size

1.09 MB

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

900

Users

200,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Sep 5, 2026

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: https://justread.link
Privacy: Privacy Policy
Help: Help Center
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: Yes
Mailbox exists: Yes
Website: Visit

Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Users

200,000

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User Growth

Showing data from Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022

Versions

No change in user count

Compared to 3 months ago

13 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 846 ratings-1 (0%)

Average Rating

Current: 4.67 / 5.0-0.02

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React Flow

Internal permhash`bdab745bdb…`
3 malicious

31 other extensions carry this fingerprint; 3 of the cluster are known malicious.

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Permhash (Mandiant)`24eba4c84f…`
3 malicious

20 other extensions carry this fingerprint; 3 of the cluster are known malicious.

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Network indicators

66 URLs and 1 IP literals were extracted from this version.

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.
:///*	Host	Critical	Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website.
Contextual Risk Factors	Risk Factor	High	The following context increases the overall risk:• 10% increase: Early script execution enables pre-emptive content manipulation
Broad Host Permissions	Risk Factor	High	This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites.
Broad Content Script Access	Risk Factor	High	This extension can inject scripts into any website.
tabs	Permission	Medium	This permission enables tab management and monitoring. Rated Medium because it can track open tabs, access tab metadata, and monitor user browsing patterns.
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.
Early Content Script Execution	Risk Factor	Medium	This extension runs content scripts at document_start.
contextMenus	Permission	Low	This permission adds items to browser context menus. Rated Medium because it only modifies right-click menus without access to page content.

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About this extension

A feature-packed, customizable reader extension.

Read the publisher’s full description

Just Read is a feature-packed and customizable reader view. With one click (or less!), you can remove distractions like: - The page's styling - Ads - Popups - Comments And read the article in a customizable, simplified format - like a read mode but better! Users can: - Summarize the article using AI. - Use the default white and dark themes. - Modify their theme using a graphical editor or CSS. - Use a theme someone else has made (found at https://goo.gl/Z59SM4 ). - Use their very own custom styling. - Auto-run the reader format on specific sites. - Use a keyboard shortcut to run the reader. - Print the custom-styled version of the article. - Use the selection mode to choose exactly which text they want to select for reading. - Use the deletion mode to remove any unwanted content after selection. - Edit incorrect meta information generated. - Control which options the reader uses. - Go straight to the next chapter from the reader view. Just Read Premium has even more features! - Permanently save the reader version of pages - Share the reader version of pages with others - Link directly to a section of the page within the shared reader view - Highlight and annotate pages - Add comments - Use a custom scrollbar - Auto-scroll the article - Apply domain-specific selectors, which give ultimate control to the content auto-selection Just Read collects zero data from users by default. If you sign up for an account, only your email address is stored. No analytics are sent to anyone else. Any data that is stored is safely secured and private. Just Read is completely open source and can be found on GitHub here https://github.com/ZachSaucier/Just-Read Please read the README in the GitHub link above for more details!

User reviews

4.2 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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Negative

The problem has been identified and resolved with excellent follow-on support! To be clear, the problem was NOT with the extension. My Just Read login ID is different from my Premium payment ID. ---- Purchased Premium but unable to login and be recognized as a Premium user. Dashboard doesnt appear to have a login option, just a sign up for free or purchase premium. Both of which I have already done. Email to Support is non-responsive... Very frustrating

Michael Williams·14 Sept 2026

This is by far the best extension for making web pages more readably. It is Simple ,Efficient , Customizable like another reviewer below said . it beat the other 'same' extensions out the park. GREAT EXTENSION!

Hakeem .A·5 Sept 2026

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Version	Size	Verdict	Findings	Permhash
7.1.2 Latest	1.09 MB	Not scanned	—	24eba4c84fe6a9dcd95d44dbc347f09ecc050c36501f8d59e3e9450c1b83515d
7.1.1	1.09 MB	Not scanned	—	24eba4c84fe6a9dcd95d44dbc347f09ecc050c36501f8d59e3e9450c1b83515d
7.1.0	1.08 MB	Not scanned	—	24eba4c84fe6a9dcd95d44dbc347f09ecc050c36501f8d59e3e9450c1b83515d
7.0.3	0.99 MB	Not scanned	—	24eba4c84fe6a9dcd95d44dbc347f09ecc050c36501f8d59e3e9450c1b83515d
7.0.2	0.99 MB	Not scanned	—	9f58bc2e03d8bd24f5d42f3d4c751f0dbcd8f45010f6369aca52416b93a32311
7.0.1	0.39 MB	Not scanned	—	9f58bc2e03d8bd24f5d42f3d4c751f0dbcd8f45010f6369aca52416b93a32311
7.0.0	0.38 MB	Not scanned	—	24eba4c84fe6a9dcd95d44dbc347f09ecc050c36501f8d59e3e9450c1b83515d
6.1.1	0.38 MB	No malware found	0	24eba4c84fe6a9dcd95d44dbc347f09ecc050c36501f8d59e3e9450c1b83515d
6.1.0	0.38 MB	Not scanned	—	24eba4c84fe6a9dcd95d44dbc347f09ecc050c36501f8d59e3e9450c1b83515d
6.0.12	0.37 MB	Not scanned	—	24eba4c84fe6a9dcd95d44dbc347f09ecc050c36501f8d59e3e9450c1b83515d

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