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This extension was removed from the Chrome Web Store as malware. Do not install it.Extension: Plants Vs Zombies

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Plants Vs Zombies

ID: ejigcfelmldlidangkhdecflbgdglkja

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

500.10.140.103

Size

4.15 MB

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

190

Users

73,281

Type

Extension

Updated

Mar 2, 2021

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: https://pvz.ioView Profile
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes

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Total Users

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Plants Vs Zombies extension provide you with Plants Vs Zombies on PC new tab page. Created for Plants Vs Zombies fans.

Plants vs Zombies is a game that the undead are planning their attack to break down your door and your only defense is to cultivate zombie-eating plants in your front yard. You are the homeowner who will take control of your vegetation in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Plants vs Zombies Extension Features: 1. Shuffle Plants vs Zombies every time you open a new tab. 2. Select a list of unique design. 3. Get easy access to websites with custom web search.

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Extension Version	Code Review Findings
500.10.140.102 Code review	3

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
500.10.140.102	3

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3 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

html/default/index.html1
js/bg.js1
manifest.json1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Other	high	html/default/index.html (line 8)	The new tab page is entirely replaced by a full-screen iframe pointing to an externally controlled pvz.io URL with a tracking parameter (tid=2). Every time the user opens a new tab, they load arbitrary content from pv…	500.10.140.102
2	Tracking	high	js/bg.js (line 4)	On first install, the extension silently redirects the user's current active tab to an HTTP (unencrypted) pvz.io landing page that includes the extension ID as a tracking parameter. This is a covert install-time redir…	500.10.140.102
3	Other	medium	manifest.json (line 15)	The bundled manifest declares a newtab override that the published CWS manifest summary does not expose, which constitutes a manifest mismatch. While the published summary may be truncated, the combination of a hidden…	500.10.140.102

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www.w3.org	/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns	http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
ns.adobe.com	/xap/1.0/mm/	http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
ns.adobe.com	/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceRef	http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceRef#
ns.adobe.com	/xap/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
github.com	/carhartl/jquery-cookie	https://github.com/carhartl/jquery-cookie
google.com	/search	https://google.com/search?q=
d1z0mfyqx7ypd2.cloudfront.net	/ext/lander/css/assistNT.css	https://d1z0mfyqx7ypd2.cloudfront.net/ext/lander/css/assistNT.css
d1z0mfyqx7ypd2.cloudfront.net	/ext/lander/image/checkbox.png	https://d1z0mfyqx7ypd2.cloudfront.net/ext/lander/image/checkbox.png
d1z0mfyqx7ypd2.cloudfront.net	/ext/lander/image/green-arrow-isolated.gif	https://d1z0mfyqx7ypd2.cloudfront.net/ext/lander/image/green-arrow-isolated.gif
jqueryui.com	-	http://jqueryui.com

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0.0.0.8	IPv4	-

3.4 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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I didn't like how it gave me a wallpaper for my new tabs but it okay

hewo·14 Aug 2021

all this did was take me to another site, so i tried to download it, it didn't work, I'm still not 100% sure if it was a virus or not. The game never finished installing, and it wouldn't load/open at all. 0/10 please don't waste your time

Trash.·3 Jul 2021

Only thing this extension did was add PvZ backdrops for opening a new tab, misleading

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Plants Vs Zombies

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