No malware found
In code review (v0.1.11)
Our reviewer read version 0.1.11 — the most recent version we have reviewed — and found no malicious behaviour. The version shown here has not been individually reviewed yet.
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What our analysis found
Pinterest Tag Helper, used by 100,000 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 is version 2 with webRequestBlocking permission, while the published Chrome Web Store listing shows manifest version 3 with declarativeNetRequest and scripting permissions. This discrepancy may indicate an outdated version or an update issue; it does not introduce malicious behavior but could lead to permission mismatch or unexpected behavior.
Analyst notes
The extension's background and content scripts exclusively intercept and monitor network requests to `[domain withheld]` for debugging Pinterest Tags, adding only a debug query parameter. No data is exfiltrated; all processing is local. The broad permissions are necessary for the debugging functionality. The publisher is Pinterest, Inc., a trusted developer with a matching privacy policy domain. The high risk engine score stems from the powerful permission set (webRequestBlocking, *://*/*) which is legitimately used, and the ML feature counts (innerHTML, eval) originate from the Gestalt CSS library and popup UI, not malicious code. The bundled manifest (v2) differs from the published listing (v3), likely due to an extension update, but does not indicate malicious intent.
Pinterest Tag Helper Chrome extension security report
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Extension Info & Metadata
Publisher Contextual Analysis
- Author
- Pinterest, Inc.
- Privacy
- Privacy Policy
- Country
- US
- MX records exist
- Yes
- Domain exists
- Yes
- Is disposable
- No
- Is role-based
- No
- Mailbox exists
- Yes
- Address
- 651 Brannan St San Francisco, CA 94107-1535 US
- Website
- Visit
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About this extension
A tool to help you build, troubleshoot and test your Pinterest Tags.
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For more details on how to use the extension, visit our Developer Center. https://developers.pinterest.com/docs/conversions/pinterest-tag-helper-chrome/ Release note for version 0.1.19: Display event type when POST requests are detected
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