Chrome Web StoreCaution required
Suspicious in code review (v1.0.5)
Our reviewer found behaviour consistent with malware in version 1.0.5, but not enough to confirm it. Treat this extension as untrusted until it has been re-reviewed.
34 indicators in this extension
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What our analysis found
Page Auto Refresh, used by 50,000 people, is rated caution by Extension Auditor. Our code review reported 2 findings (1 high, 1 low), led by tracking. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites and can inject scripts into pages.
Key findings
- High
Tracking
The extension silently opens a new tab to a third‑party domain ([domain withheld]) on every fresh install and reports uninstalls to the same domain. This tracking is not disclosed in the CWS privacy practices nor in the extension’s description. The data collected may include installation counts tied to the extension ID, without user consent.
- Low
Unauthorized Data Collection
The extension sends a background‑pageview to Google Analytics (UA‑212396515‑1) with a randomly generated client ID. This usage data is collected without any disclosure in the CWS data‑collection declaration. Although minimal, it constitutes unlisted external data transmission.
Analyst notes
Core functionality is benign (auto-refresh with timers), and no page content is exfiltrated. However, the extension silently opens a tracking tab to a third‑party domain on install and sets an uninstall URL to the same third‑party, without any disclosure in the CWS listing. It also sends a background‑pageview to Google Analytics (UA‑212396515‑1) without declaring data collection. These undisclosed telemetry flows raise suspicion but do not conclusively prove malicious intent. The low ML risk score and clean permash cluster (6% flagged) corroborate that the extension is not overtly malicious.
Page Auto Refresh Chrome extension security report
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Extension Info & Metadata
Publisher Contextual Analysis
- Author
- page-auto-refresh.com
- Privacy
- Privacy Policy
- MX records exist
- Yes
- Domain exists
- Yes
- Is disposable
- No
- Is role-based
- No
- Mailbox exists
- Yes
- Website
- Visit
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Install growth
34 indicators in this extension
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About this extension
Auto refresh web pages with multiple smart timers
Read the publisher’s full description
Page Auto Refresh is an tool that allows you to refresh the page automatically 🌀 The main features are: 👉 Set up several refresh timers for different pages; 👉 No slowdowns of your device; 👉 Page Auto Refresh is compatible with any website. To avoid unexpected behavior the timers will be cleared if you restart the browser. Page Auto Refresh is easy to use, so you will immediately master and start using it 🔥 Download now and enjoy!
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