Chrome Web StoreNo malware found
In code review
Our reviewer read this extension’s code and found no malicious behaviour. An automated risk flag was reviewed and overturned.
What our analysis found
Mendeley Web Importer, used by 3,000,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites, can inject scripts into pages and can observe network requests. It comes from a trusted publisher and was last updated in March 2026.
The extension is the official Mendeley Web Importer by Elsevier. It makes network requests only to servers and a New Relic telemetry endpoint, consistent with its disclosed data collection categories (web history, user activity, website content). Broad permissions are required for its core functionality of importing references and PDFs from any website. The minified code is standard webpack output, not malicious obfuscation. No evidence of data exfiltration or unauthorized behavior was found.
Mendeley Web Importer Chrome extension security report
ID: dagcmkpagjlhakfdhnbomgmjdpkdklff
Supported Languages
Extension Info & Metadata
Publisher Contextual Analysis
- Author
- https://www.mendeley.com/
- Privacy
- Privacy Policy
- Help
- Help Center
- Country
- GB
- MX records exist
- Yes
- Domain exists
- Yes
- Is disposable
- No
- Is role-based
- No
- Mailbox exists
- Yes
- Address
- 1 Appold Street London EC2A 2UU GB
- Website
- Visit
Email Change History
Screenshots & videos
Install growth
Each row lists a threat category the scanner evaluates. A checkmark means the review ran and found no matching issues in that category for this version.
Data Exfiltration
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Unauthorized Data Collection
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Network Interception
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Code Injection
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Credential Theft
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Obfuscation
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Tracking
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Privilege Escalation
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Phishing
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Remote Code Loading
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Other
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
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About this extension
Fast, convenient import of references and PDFs to your Mendeley Reference Manager library.
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When viewing an article or a list of references in the browser, click the Mendeley Web Importer icon in the toolbar. The extension will analyse the page and retrieve metadata like title, authors, etc. and PDF full texts (where available) for you to add to your Mendeley library. Get a Mendeley account at https://www.mendeley.com/ where you can save, read and cite the articles you import with the extension. You will also receive 2GB of free storage space.
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