No malware found
In code review (v0.3.0)
Our reviewer read version 0.3.0 — the most recent version we have reviewed — and found no malicious behaviour. The version shown here has not been individually reviewed yet.
28 indicators in this extension
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What our analysis found
Open in VLC™ media player, used by 300,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. Our code review reported 1 finding (1 high), led by other. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites, can inject scripts into pages and can observe network requests.
Key findings
- High
Other
The bundled manifest (version 2) does not match the published manifest (version 3). The published version includes an additional 'scripting' permission and uses a v3 web_accessible_resources format with host matches, which could allow the live extension to execute scripts in all URLs. This discrepancy indicates the reviewed source may not reflect the live extension's full capabilities.
Analyst notes
The extension's core functionality of detecting media links and opening them in VLC via a native client is implemented transparently. No data exfiltration, tracking, or remote code loading was found. However, the bundled manifest (v2) does not match the published manifest (v3), which includes additional 'scripting' permission—this discrepancy could indicate unreviewed capabilities in the live extension.
Open in VLC™ media player Chrome extension security report
ID: ihpiinojhnfhpdmmacgmpoonphhimkaj
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Extension Info & Metadata
Publisher Contextual Analysis
- Author
- yokris.dev
- Privacy
- Privacy Policy
- Help
- Help Center
- MX records exist
- Yes
- Domain exists
- Yes
- Is disposable
- No
- Is role-based
- No
- Mailbox exists
- Yes
- Website
- Visit
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28 indicators in this extension
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About this extension
Send audio and video streams directly to the well-known VLC™ media player
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Open in VLC™ media player extension, sends video and audio links to the well-known VLC media player. This way you can directly watch online streams in the VLC media player with just one click. To send these links to the VLC media player, right-click over the video or audio link and use the context menu item or use the browser action button. If the extension only grabs a single link, the link is opened in the player. If multiple links are detected, you will get a prompt box to select media links to be sent to the player. Note: For this extension to work, you will need to install a minimal native-client application. Instruction on how to install the native client will be displayed once the extension is used. You can also watch installation instruction on the FAQs page How to use this extension: 1. The extension appends a context menu item to the browser context menu when the media element is the target. 2. The toolbar icon becomes active (colorful) when a page is supported As of version 0.2.0, there is a tool to join media files in a single media file. You can find this tool on the right-click context menu over the page action button. The output format of this tool is WAV. You can use VLC to convert this WAV file to any other audio format. --- Legal VLC is a trademark of the VideoLAN organization. This extension is an independent project and has no relationship to the VLC team or VideoLAN organization.
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