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CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Site Trust Checker

ID: apdneiccgacjcflemebemckpaalfipep

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

0.3.88.5

Size

0.36 MB

Rating

3.0/5

Reviews

Users

100,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Aug 4, 2024

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: https://goprotecto.comView Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
Help: Help Center
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: Yes
Mailbox exists: Yes
Website: Visit

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

600,000

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Find out the Protecto score for websites you search for. Learn if a website can be trusted.

Search for correct online information. With the help of Protecto, you can find out a website's ranking and avoid becoming the victim of phishing, scams, and malware. The internet is a great place to search for knowledge (or funny animal images) but once in a while you may stumble upon disreputable content. That's where Protecto comes in to help you. Ease your mind and enjoy the added protection. We take your security very seriously and will always strive to make your experience Protectolicious! If you still manage to stumble upon any issue with page rankings or block pages, we would appreciate your input. Protecto changes your default search provider in order to provide its functionality. If something isn't working right or you have any feedback for us, please contact us at: [email protected]

User Growth

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Versions

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Compared to 3 months ago

3 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 25 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 3.00 / 5.0

Extracted Data

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By severity

Critical1

High6

Medium0

Low0

Versions scanned

Showing 1 of 3 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
0.3.4.5 Code review	7

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
0.3.4.5	7

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

background.js6
check.js1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Code Injection	critical	background.js (line 4491)	This function is injected into arbitrary tabs via chrome.scripting.executeScript. It embeds a hidden iframe whose URL is server-controlled (parameter t) and sets up a postMessage command bridge that lets the remote if…	0.3.4.5
2	Credential Theft	high	background.js (line 2944)	Exposes generic helpers that call chrome.cookies.getAll with arbitrary filters (including empty filter = all cookies for every domain) and chrome.cookies.set that plants cookies with a never-expiring expiration (21474…	0.3.4.5
3	Network Interception	high	background.js (line 7639)	Registers webRequest listeners on <all_urls> for every request type (main_frame, sub_frame, script, xhr, image, etc.) including requestHeaders and responseHeaders with 'extraHeaders' opt-in. The onSendHeaders handler …	0.3.4.5
4	Obfuscation	high	background.js (line 300)	All outbound POST bodies are XOR-encoded with a constant byte (d=255) and base64 wrapped with a custom content-type 'application/x-binary' before being sent to theprotecto.com endpoints. This is deliberate obfuscation…	0.3.4.5
5	Tracking	high	background.js (line 3060)	Iterates chrome.cookies.getAll results filtered by a specific cookie name to reconstruct a ranked list of domains/timestamps the user has visited — an alternative mechanism to derive browsing history from cookie store…	0.3.4.5
6	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	check.js (line 47)	Content script (injected into <all_urls>) beacons the hostname of every page the user visits to ext.theprotecto.com/sprotecto/v1/smash via an Image pixel whenever the service worker connection drops. This is unauthori…	0.3.4.5
7	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	background.js (line 7593)	Every time the user's navigation matches a known search-engine URL pattern, the extension extracts the search keyword and full URL and POSTs them (keyword + searchUrl + requestDetails) to theprotecto.com via the Ai()-…	0.3.4.5

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theprotecto.com	-	https://theprotecto.com
ext.theprotecto.com	-	https://ext.theprotecto.com
ext.protectoapp.com	-	https://ext.protectoapp.com
theprotecto.com	/feedback.html	https://theprotecto.com/feedback.html
unknow.com	-	http://unknow.com
ext.theprotecto.com	/src/background.js.d79f5eb75ae67f37b0b8.map	https://ext.theprotecto.com/src/background.js.d79f5eb75ae67f37b0b8.map
ext.theprotecto.com	/src/check.js.d79f5eb75ae67f37b0b8.map	https://ext.theprotecto.com/src/check.js.d79f5eb75ae67f37b0b8.map
fonts.googleapis.com	/css2	https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;500;700&display=swap
ext.theprotecto.com	/src/style.css.d79f5eb75ae67f37b0b8.map*/	https://ext.theprotecto.com/src/style.css.d79f5eb75ae67f37b0b8.map*/
npms.io	/search	https://npms.io/search?q=ponyfill.

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0.3.88.5	IPv4	-

2.8 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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