Chrome Web StoreNo malware found
In code review (v1.0.10)
Our reviewer read version 1.0.10 — the most recent version we have reviewed — and found no malicious behaviour. The version shown here has not been individually reviewed yet.
63 indicators in this extension
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What our analysis found
Places Near Me, used by 20,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. It comes from a publisher with 2 extensions and was last updated in September 2024.
Analyst notes
The ML score is almost entirely explained by patterns in the bundled Bing Maps SDK (, 3562 lines) which legitimately contains hundreds of XMLHttpRequest, innerHTML, appendChild, and fromCharCode calls. The actual extension logic is a simple new-tab page: on install it fires a GET ping to the first-party domain [domain withheld], uses MaxMind [domain withheld] to resolve from IP (disclosed as 'Location' in CWS), and opens search queries in [domain withheld] tabs. Our pre-computed risk engine independently scored 0.00 with 0 findings; the third-party score is impact — both contradict the ML signal. The publisher's sibling-extension malicious flag is weak evidence (n=1).
Places Near Me Chrome extension security report
ID: lhdjgfcebdlmhphhbddcdpaegbnpbmke
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Extension Info & Metadata
Publisher Contextual Analysis
- Author
- Places Near Me
- 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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63 indicators in this extension
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About this extension
Places Near Me replaces your new tab with quick access to Nearby Places & sponsored web search.
Read the publisher’s full description
The Installation of this extension will configure your New Tab Page to Places Near Me with Web Search, Time & Date, & Shortcuts. Places Near Me extension is all you need to start browsing with quick search for Places Nearby. To get started, simply click "Places Near Me" on your new Tab Page & Search Any Place. Example: Type "Eye Doctor" & our system will show all Eye Doctor's near your location. Permissions we request: New Tab: This permission allows the extension to replace the page you see when opening a new tab Privacy Policy: https://placesnearme.org/pages/privacy.html EULA: https://placesnearme.org/pages/eula.html Uninstall Instructions: https://placesnearme.org/uninstall.html
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