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National Parks Tab

ID: ancfcidnmapbmjfebbagjihenpjnipik

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

0.0.7

Size

46.77 MB

Rating

0.0/5

Reviews

Users

4,920

Type

Extension

Updated

Nov 17, 2022

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: 2050View Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: Yes
Mailbox exists: Yes
Website: Visit

Total Extensions

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Obsolete

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Unlisted

Total Users

28,618

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Breathtaking National Park Pictures in every new tab.

The National Parks Tab extension brings a fresh look to your default new tab page. With every new tab launch, you will enjoy stunning pictures from national parks across the globe. By clicking "Add to chrome", I accept and agree to installing the National Parks Tab extension and setting Chrome New Tab search to that provided by the service. The search will be powered by Yahoo. Features: - Choose your national parks picture with ease, you can change your boring new tab background to magnificent views of our wonderful national parks. - Search Box: Faster access to the search bar - Quick Links: Your handy location of the most popular social websites Privacy Policy: https://2050.one/motivationprivacy Terms of Use: https://2050.one/terms Contact us with any questions or national park requests at [email protected]

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Versions

+16865.52%(+4,891 users)

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6 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 0 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 0.00 / 5.0

Extracted Data

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Versions scanned

Showing 1 of 6 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
0.0.7 Code review	5

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
0.0.7	5

Files with findings

3 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

app.js3
background.js1
index.html1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Tracking	critical	index.html (line 95)	The search form submits all user queries to `srchingvenn.com` — a known search monetization/hijacking domain — instead of a standard search engine. Two hidden fields inject a publisher affiliate tracking ID (`gsp_2173…	0.0.7
2	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	app.js (line 24)	The extension calls `navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition()` to obtain the user's precise GPS coordinates and then transmits them to a third-party API (`api.openweathermap.org`) along with a hardcoded API key. The…	0.0.7
3	Other	medium	app.js (line 1799)	A hardcoded OpenWeatherMap API key (`92de8dc73b57f277edc526df70666299`) is embedded directly in the distributed extension bundle, making it trivially extractable by anyone who downloads the CRX. Any actor can abuse th…	0.0.7
4	Tracking	medium	app.js (line 1657)	Every new tab load fetches favicons for the user's top visited sites by sending each site's hostname to `google.com/s2/favicons`. On favicon load failure, the site title's first character is sent to `ui-avatars.com`. …	0.0.7
5	Tracking	low	background.js (line 6)	On first install the extension immediately opens a tab to `2050.one/nationalparkstabthanks/`, the same domain that operates the extension. While post-install redirects are common, this confirms the publisher's domain …	0.0.7

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api.openweathermap.org	/data/2.5/weather	https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?lat=${r.latitude}&lon=${r.longitude}&units=metric&appid=${e}`
unsplash.com	/photos/PtCmDqF8nXc	https://unsplash.com/photos/PtCmDqF8nXc
unsplash.com	/photos/2NQUZsSFkao	https://unsplash.com/photos/2NQUZsSFkao
unsplash.com	/photos/6pQHNpXjmNE	https://unsplash.com/photos/6pQHNpXjmNE
unsplash.com	/photos/oN3U95O4cag	https://unsplash.com/photos/oN3U95O4cag
unsplash.com	/photos/NcvznwSU6Dg	https://unsplash.com/photos/NcvznwSU6Dg
unsplash.com	/photos/1PGDyazh054	https://unsplash.com/photos/1PGDyazh054
unsplash.com	/photos/0pmsaCGi_z0	https://unsplash.com/photos/0pmsaCGi_z0
unsplash.com	/photos/Gj0jLzQLPrQ	https://unsplash.com/photos/Gj0jLzQLPrQ
unsplash.com	/photos/fiVmeSxiZmA	https://unsplash.com/photos/fiVmeSxiZmA

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1.41.39.39	IPv4	-
2.5.4.3	IPv4	-
1.1.3.1	IPv4	-

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

National Parks Tab

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