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This extension was removed from the Chrome Web Store as malware. Do not install it.Extension: Loudly

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Loudly

ID: cnfianechkepmfdoakelcbamnbfbecke

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Supported Languages

🇧🇩Bengali

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese

🇬🇧British English

🇧🇬Bulgarian

🇪🇸Catalan

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)

🇹🇼Chinese (Traditional)

🇭🇷Croatian

🇨🇿Czech

🇩🇰Danish

🇳🇱Dutch

🇺🇸English

🇪🇪Estonian

🇵🇭Filipino

🇫🇮Finnish

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇬🇷Greek

🇮🇳Gujarati

🇮🇳Hindi

🇭🇺Hungarian

🇮🇩Indonesian

🇮🇹Italian

🇯🇵Japanese

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🇱🇻Latvian

🇱🇹Lithuanian

🇲🇾Malay

🇮🇳Malayalam

🇮🇳Marathi

🇳🇴Norwegian

🇵🇱Polish

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🇷🇴Romanian

🇷🇺Russian

🇷🇸Serbian

🇸🇰Slovak

🇸🇮Slovenian

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🇸🇪Swedish

🇮🇳Tamil

🇮🇳Telugu

🇹🇭Thai

🇹🇷Turkish

🇺🇸US English

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

0.56.1

Size

0.71 MB

Rating

3.8/5

Reviews

Users

446,985

Type

Extension

Updated

Dec 21, 2020

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: Louis RogersView Profile
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

446,985

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Louder Volume Amplifier & Speaker Booster.

Tune into better volumes with Loudly. Loudly works as a sound amplifier, which is designed to boost volume by increasing the loudness of video or audio. Are you tired of straining your ears because of low volume? Will you like to enjoy your favorite music and shows without any sound interruption? Loudly will help you! Features: 🔊 Amplify volume up to 600% 🔊 Distortion prevention measures 🔊 Remembers volume booster settings for the website

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Medium2

Low3

Versions scanned

Showing 2 of 2 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
0.56.1 Code review	2
0.56.0 Code review	4

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
0.56.1	2
0.56.0	4

Files with findings

1 distinct path — top paths by unique finding count:

background.js6

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Remote Code Loading	critical	background.js (line 200)	This block dynamically reconstructs and injects a Google Tag Manager script URL into the background page instead of declaring the URL directly. In an extension background context, loading remote script from GTM is a r…	0.56.1
2	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	background.js (line 38)	The extension queries ALL open browser tabs (not just the active one) using an empty filter `chrome.tabs.query({})`. While nominally used for volume management, this grants the extension a full inventory of every open…	0.56.0
3	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	background.js (line 46)	The extension stores full tab URLs (including query parameters and paths) as keys in the `websites['current-tab']` object, which is persisted via `chrome.storage.sync`. Sync storage propagates this data to the user's …	0.56.0
4	Other	low	background.js (line 153)	The extension assigns its internal `audioStates` map (containing live `AudioContext` and `GainNode` objects keyed by tab ID) to the background page's `window` global. This unnecessarily exposes internal extension stat…	0.56.0
5	Tracking	low	background.js (line 111)	The extension stores exact tab URLs as keys in `chrome.storage.sync`, not just hostnames. Because the extension runs on `<all_urls>`, this creates a synced record of visited pages tied to user settings; that is privac…	0.56.1
6	Unauthorized Data Collection	low	background.js (line 261)	The background script exposes a `getTabUrl` message handler that returns the full URL of the tab that sent the message. This handler is not called anywhere in the extension's own content.js or popup code, making it de…	0.56.0

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URLs

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fonts.googleapis.com	/css2	https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat&display=swap
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.google-analytics.com	-	https://www.google-analytics.com
*.googleapis.com	-	https://*.googleapis.com
www.googletagmanager.com;	-	https://www.googletagmanager.com;
getbootstrap.com	-	https://getbootstrap.com/
github.com	/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE
jquery.com	-	https://jquery.com/
sizzlejs.com	-	https://sizzlejs.com/

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2.3.3.3	IPv4	-
2.3.3.1	IPv4	-

3.1 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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Breaks fullscreen videoplayer. Doesn't loads automatically on restart. Nice UI.

Osanosa·14 Aug 2021

This extension has "Only on current tab", "Always on cutrent website". I needed it.

Nara Kwon·8 Aug 2021

Works best when its in headphones. the audio becomes extremely distorted at some times but overall an alright extension

Tatiana C·27 Jul 2021

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