Chrome Web StoreNo malware found
In code review (v0.51)
Our reviewer read version 0.51 — the most recent version we have reviewed — and found no malicious behaviour. The version shown here has not been individually reviewed yet.
4 indicators in this extension
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What our analysis found
Set Character Encoding, used by 200,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites and can inject scripts into pages. It comes from a trusted publisher and was last updated in August 2024.
Analyst notes
The extension's code is strictly scoped to its declared purpose of setting page character encoding. It modifies HTTP headers on the fly (requiring) and injects a script for local file encoding, all legitimate given the feature set. It makes no outbound network requests except a help link to the publisher's own site ([domain withheld]), which matches the declared privacy policy. No user data is collected or exfiltrated. The published manifest summary (MV3) differs from the bundled manifest (MV2), likely a listing artifact; the code itself is clean and non-malicious.
Set Character Encoding Chrome extension security report
ID: bpojelgakakmcfmjfilgdlmhefphglae
Extension Info & Metadata
Publisher Contextual Analysis
- Author
- BitLab
- Privacy
- Privacy Policy
- Help
- Help Center
- MX records exist
- Yes
- Domain exists
- Yes
- Is disposable
- No
- Is role-based
- No
- Mailbox exists
- Yes
- Website
- Visit
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About this extension
Provide right-click menu to manually set character encoding for web pages.
Read the publisher’s full description
Right-click at somewhere on web page to manually set character encoding. The selected character set will automatically apply to all pages on the same site. Select "Use page default" to cancel it. This extension modifies http response headers to override original character set, so when installing Chrome will say "it can read and change all your data on the websites you visit". Just let it go because that is exactly how it works. Starting from V0.4, it supports changing encoding of local files, but you need check 'Allow access to file URLs' in extension manage page. Starting from Chrome 72, old versions will stop working because new Chrome requires extensions to request for extra permission to modify response header. Please use V0.51 or later. To anybody who reports "not working", please share the URL of the page that is not working. We will try our best to make it work for you.
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