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This extension was removed from the Chrome Web Store as malware. Do not install it.Extension: Pretty NX

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Pretty NX

ID: dpgaipjchpdkpfgekbjlokogckjffnjo

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸US English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

2.0

Size

0.01 MB

Rating

2.8/5

Reviews

Users

197,011

Type

Extension

Updated

Jul 1, 2021

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: brycer2991View 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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Pretty NX helps users find related content and websites if a site doesn't exist.

Instead of getting a blank page If you accidentally type in a domain that no longer exists this extension will forward you to related content. edit: Bug fixed to prevent unnecessary redirects

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Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0 Code review	4

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0	4

Files with findings

1 distinct path — top paths by unique finding count:

background.js4

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Data Exfiltration	high	background.js (line 2)	Every hostname the user attempts to visit that fails DNS resolution is appended to a query string and sent to prettynx.com in the clear. This leaks the user's intended browsing destinations (including typo'd internal …	1.0
2	Network Interception	high	background.js (line 2)	The extension intercepts all failed DNS resolution errors across every HTTP/HTTPS request and silently redirects the user's current tab to an operator-controlled domain (prettynx.com), appending the originally-request…	1.0
3	Network Interception	high	background.js (line 1)	This code registers a global `webRequest.onErrorOccurred` listener for all HTTP and HTTPS traffic, then reacts to DNS/resolve failures by force-navigating the current tab to `prettynx.com`. It also transmits the origi…	1.0
4	Tracking	low	background.js (line 14)	On first install the extension immediately navigates whatever tab is currently active to a third-party marketing/tracking page (prettynx.com/thankyou/) without user interaction. While this pattern is commonly used for…	1.0

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prettynx.com	/s/	https://prettynx.com/s/?nx=
*	/*	http:///
*	/*	https:///
prettynx.com	/thankyou/	https://prettynx.com/thankyou/
prettynx.com	-	https://prettynx.com
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

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2.6 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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ga penting asy

Evaldo·23 Jul 2021

good

455 - potti Venkata naga mokshith·22 Jul 2021

No ayuda esta defectuosa

Kelita Sanchez·22 Jul 2021

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Pretty NX

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