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Learn Assist

ID: lflihjebijgjkebgdfbddllianfhgjmf

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

3.1.0

Size

0.07 MB

Rating

5.0/5

Reviews

Users

10,000

Type

Extension

Updated

May 11, 2024

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: https://learnassisthub.comView Profile
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

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Total Users

10,000

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Search efficiently on educational websites.

This extension aims to assist all learners and educators to improve their search on educational websites. Once it’s installed to your Chrome browser, the end user can type the keywords into the address bar of the browser and access quality material from the omnibox from verified learning sources. Privacy: https://www.learnassisthub.com/privacy/ Terms: https://www.learnassisthub.com/terms/

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Rating Count

Total: 1 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 5.00 / 5.0

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Extension Version	Code Review Findings
3.0.0 Code review	7

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
3.0.0	7

Files with findings

3 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

bg/background.js4
manifest.json2
content_script/install.js1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Privilege Escalation	high	manifest.json (line 51)	The manifest requests `<all_urls>` host permissions, granting access to read/modify content and cookies on every site the user visits, but no shipped script in this bundle uses that capability — the only content_scrip…	3.0.0
2	Privilege Escalation	high	bg/background.js (line 21)	Combined with the `externally_connectable` allow-list for `https://.learnassistsearch.com/`, this lets the vendor's own web property remotely command the extension. The handler invokes `clstCheck()` which enumerates…	3.0.0
3	Privilege Escalation	high	bg/background.js (line 144)	Triggered remotely (see line 21) by `learnassistsearch.com`, this routine programmatically closes every popup-window tab in the browser. The function name (`clstCheck` — likely 'close-tab check') and its remote-trigge…	3.0.0
4	Tracking	high	manifest.json (line 7)	The extension forcibly overrides the user's default search engine (`is_default: true`) to a third-party domain `learnassistsearch.com`, with a hard-coded affiliate/partner ID `s=lepr` and a `suggest_url` that streams …	3.0.0
5	Tracking	medium	bg/background.js (line 13)	On install/update the extension wires an uninstall URL (`learnassistsearch.com/wim/uninstall?s=lepr&vert=private`) that fires when the user removes the extension, transmitting the affiliate ID and partner vertical to …	3.0.0
6	Tracking	medium	content_script/install.js (line 1)	This content script runs on `learnassisthub.com` and stamps a marker class (`pzpr`) onto `document.body` so the vendor's own web pages can detect that the extension is installed and adjust their UI/conversion flow. It…	3.0.0
7	Tracking	medium	bg/background.js (line 116)	The extension uses the `cookies` permission to write `SameSite=None; Secure` cookies (e.g. `se`, `activeSites`, `use_ac`) on the vendor's domain so the vendor's website can read extension state cross-site. This condui…	3.0.0

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${config.domain}`,	-	https://${config.domain}`,
www.w3.org	/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
www.learnassisthub.com	/favicon.ico	https://www.learnassisthub.com/favicon.ico
www.learnassistsearch.com	/search/	https://www.learnassistsearch.com/search/?category=web&s=lepr&vert=private&q={searchTerms}
sug.learnassistsearch.com	/v1/sug/	https://sug.learnassistsearch.com/v1/sug/?yid=lepr&ssv=2&vert=private&q={searchTerms}
*.learnassistsearch.com	/*	https://.learnassistsearch.com/
www.learnassistsearch.com	/wim/gotohub	https://www.learnassistsearch.com/wim/gotohub?s=lepr
fonts.googleapis.com	-	https://fonts.googleapis.com
fonts.gstatic.com	-	https://fonts.gstatic.com

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5.0 out of 5 · 1 most recent review

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