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Shop & Earn

ID: bomcmemgajomdhikhffbbconcnimgbam

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Supported Languages

🇬🇧British English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.6.0

Size

0.53 MB

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

Users

10,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Dec 17, 2024

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: https://velocityfrequentflyer.comView Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
Help: Help Center
Country: AU
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes
Address: 22/ 420 George St Sydney, NSW 2000 AU
Website: Visit

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Don't shop 'Point-lessly' — Earn Velocity Points shopping online with Velocity Shop & Earn.

About: Want to make sure you’re not missing out on Velocity Points when shopping online? Shop & Earn will notify you when you Google, or visit a participating brand's website, and let you activate your Points earning offer with a single click. Install Velocity Shop & Earn and never miss another Point! 1. Add to your browser with a single click – it’s as simple as that! 2. When you Google a participating partner website we'll show you how many Points you could earn, and 3. When on a participating partner website, you'll be notified via an alert that you can earn Velocity Points. 4. Log in if you haven't already. 5. Once logged in, press the 'Activate Now' button and your eligible purchases will earn Velocity Points. Not a Velocity member yet? Join for free at: https://join.velocityfrequentflyer.com/

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8 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 24 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 4.88 / 5.0-0.13

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Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.4.0 Code review	4

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.4.0	4

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

background.js3
googleSearchPageAdsScript.js1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Code Injection	medium	googleSearchPageAdsScript.js (line 28)	Iterates Google search results and injects HTML directly into the parent element of each link via `insertAdjacentHTML` if the link matches a cached merchant. Content (rate text) comes from the merchantList cached from…	1.4.0
2	Tracking	medium	background.js (line 429)	Auto-injects `googleSearchPageAdsScript.js` into every google.com/search page load. The injected script mutates Google search result DOM (`.yuRUbf` containers) by inserting branded 'Earn points via Velocity Shop & Ear…	1.4.0
3	Network Interception	low	background.js (line 428)	When the user clicks 'Activate Offer', the extension calls a remote API (velocityfrequentflyer.com) and then navigates the active tab to a `trackingUrl` returned from that response. While this is the standard affiliat…	1.4.0
4	Privilege Escalation	low	background.js (line 429)	On every tab navigation, if the URL matches a merchant entry, the extension uses scripting.executeScript to inject a modal-rendering function into the page. It also exposes the runtime extension id to the page DOM via…	1.4.0

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reactjs.org	/docs/error-decoder.html	https://reactjs.org/docs/error-decoder.html?invariant=
www.w3.org	/1999/xlink	http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink
www.w3.org	/XML/1998/namespace	http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace
www.w3.org	/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
www.w3.org	/1998/Math/MathML	http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML
www.w3.org	/1999/xhtml	http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml
accounts-test.velocityfrequentflyer.com	-	https://accounts-test.velocityfrequentflyer.com
accounts.velocityfrequentflyer.com	-	https://accounts.velocityfrequentflyer.com
qa-api.velocityfrequentflyer.com	-	https://qa-api.velocityfrequentflyer.com
staging-api.velocityfrequentflyer.com	-	https://staging-api.velocityfrequentflyer.com

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4.4 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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Been getting this error now for weeks: Uh oh. Something when wrong...close Please wait for a moment and try again - have tried everything to no avail? It used to work fine and I appreciate the points. Back to cashrewards for me.

Helen Stubbings·21 Nov 2024

In general this works well, however I would love to know why some it doesn't work for some partners such as pet circle for example.

Simon Overall·22 Jun 2024

Sometimes works and other times it doesn't.

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Shop & Earn

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