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No 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

Microsoft Bing Search with Rewards, used by 3,000,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. Its permissions mean it can inject scripts into pages. It comes from a trusted publisher and was last updated in November 2025.

The extension is published by Microsoft Corporation, a trusted publisher, and all observed behaviors align with its stated purpose as a Bing search and rewards extension. Broad permissions (cookies, scripting, declarativeNetRequest, etc.) are used solely to set Bing as default search, redirect searches to Bing with partner codes, display reward notifications, and inject a Bing flyout panel. Telemetry destinations are Microsoft-owned domains (,,), matching the publisher's privacy policy. No data exfiltration, credential theft, or unauthorized collection was detected. The ML model's risk signals were based on permission patterns common to search-centric extensions, and the pre-computed risk report erroneously treated legitimate API usage as malicious.

Microsoft Bing Search with Rewards

Microsoft Bing Search with Rewards Chrome extension security report

ID: fbgcedjacmlbgleddnoacbnijgmiolem

Supported Languages

🇪🇹Amharic
🇸🇦Arabic
🇧🇩Bengali
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇬🇧British English
🇧🇬Bulgarian
🇪🇸Catalan
🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)
🇹🇼Chinese (Traditional)
🇭🇷Croatian
🇨🇿Czech
🇩🇰Danish
🇳🇱Dutch
🇺🇸English
🇪🇪Estonian
🇵🇭Filipino
🇫🇮Finnish
🇫🇷French
🇩🇪German
🇬🇷Greek
🇮🇱Hebrew
🇮🇳Hindi
🇭🇺Hungarian
🇮🇩Indonesian
🇮🇹Italian
🇯🇵Japanese
🇰🇷Korean
🇲🇽Latin American Spanish
🇱🇻Latvian
🇱🇹Lithuanian
🇲🇾Malay
🇳🇴Norwegian
🇮🇷Persian
🇵🇱Polish
🇵🇹Portuguese
🇷🇴Romanian
🇷🇸Serbian
🇸🇰Slovak
🇸🇮Slovenian
🇪🇸Spanish
🇸🇪Swedish
🇹🇭Thai
🇹🇷Turkish
🇺🇦Ukrainian
🇺🇸US English
🇻🇳Vietnamese

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
2.23
Size
1.30 MB
Rating
4.3/5
Reviews
2,799
Users
3,000,000
Type
Extension
Updated
Nov 9, 2025
Category
Tools
Price
Free
Featured
Yes
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
Yes
This publisherTrack record
877extensions
41 no longer listed
Scanned by Extension Auditor — Low RiskDevelopers: embed this badge to link to this report.

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted
Author
Microsoft Corporation
Country
US
MX records exist
Yes
Domain exists
Yes
Is disposable
No
Is role-based
No
Mailbox exists
Yes
Address
One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US
Website
Visit
Extensions
877
Active
820
Obsolete
41
Listed
859
Unlisted
18
Users
1,163,809,589

Screenshots & videos

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Install growth

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.
declarativeNetRequest
Permission
Critical
This permission allows the extension to define rules to block, redirect, or modify network requests. Rated Critical because it can control all network traffic, potentially blocking security updates or redirecting to malicious sites.
http://*/*
Host
Critical
Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website.
https://*/*
Host
Critical
Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website.
cookies
Permission
High
This permission provides full access to read and modify browser cookies. Rated High because it can steal session tokens, modify authentication cookies, and compromise accounts across websites.
management
Permission
Medium
This permission manages other installed extensions. Rated Medium because it can enable/disable other extensions and modify their settings, with changes being visible to users.
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.
notifications
Permission
Low
This permission displays system notifications. Rated Low because it can only show user-visible notifications without accessing system data.
alarms
Permission
Low
This permission schedules periodic tasks. Rated Low because it can only trigger events at specified times without access to sensitive data.

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

Use the Microsoft Rewards extension to find new ways to earn every day, easily track your points and set your default search to Bing

Read the publisher’s full description

• See your point balance and status any time • Get easy access to your rewards and redemption pages • Quickly complete daily offers to earn points • Track how many points you earn each day • See how many points you need to redeem your goal reward • See how many points you need to maintain Level 2 status this month (Level 2 members only) About Microsoft Rewards It’s the easiest way to get rewarded for doing what you already do. Just search with Bing, browse with Microsoft Edge, and shop at the Microsoft and Windows stores to earn free rewards. Just sign in to Microsoft Rewards or join today (https://www.bing.com/explore/rewards). Here’s what you get Movies, music, games, apps, and more. Just redeem the points for the content you want, or use points towards the purchase of an Xbox One and other great devices. No other program gives you benefits for doing the stuff you love with Microsoft products and devices.

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Version
Size
Verdict
Findings
Permhash
2.23
Latest
1.30 MBNo malware found0
af66ccdb525c5313fd84837a0e32c4c5e5e46be2a27efcbb8e135849382300a5
2.21
1.29 MBNot scanned—
af66ccdb525c5313fd84837a0e32c4c5e5e46be2a27efcbb8e135849382300a5
2.20
0.12 MBNot scanned—
2a450345a6c51f8de97acc019288db7a13708f55b7096917eb7328f91a352ffc
2.19
0.12 MBNot scanned—
2a450345a6c51f8de97acc019288db7a13708f55b7096917eb7328f91a352ffc
2.18
0.09 MBNot scanned—
2a450345a6c51f8de97acc019288db7a13708f55b7096917eb7328f91a352ffc
2.17
0.08 MBNot scanned—
2a450345a6c51f8de97acc019288db7a13708f55b7096917eb7328f91a352ffc
2.16
0.07 MBNot scanned—
2a450345a6c51f8de97acc019288db7a13708f55b7096917eb7328f91a352ffc
2.15
0.07 MBNot scanned—
2a450345a6c51f8de97acc019288db7a13708f55b7096917eb7328f91a352ffc
2.14
0.07 MBNot scanned—
2a450345a6c51f8de97acc019288db7a13708f55b7096917eb7328f91a352ffc
2.13
0.07 MBNot scanned—
2a450345a6c51f8de97acc019288db7a13708f55b7096917eb7328f91a352ffc
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