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

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Sound booster

ID: ppbhgfjbncdcfganomjndmcgpphkgoik

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇧🇩Bengali

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese

🇬🇧British English

🇧🇬Bulgarian

🇪🇸Catalan

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)

🇹🇼Chinese (Traditional)

🇭🇷Croatian

🇨🇿Czech

🇩🇰Danish

🇳🇱Dutch

🇺🇸English

🇪🇪Estonian

🇵🇭Filipino

🇫🇮Finnish

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇬🇷Greek

🇮🇳Gujarati

🇮🇳Hindi

🇭🇺Hungarian

🇮🇩Indonesian

🇮🇹Italian

🇯🇵Japanese

🇰🇷Korean

🇱🇻Latvian

🇱🇹Lithuanian

🇲🇾Malay

🇮🇳Malayalam

🇮🇳Marathi

🇳🇴Norwegian

🇵🇱Polish

🇵🇹Portuguese

🇷🇴Romanian

🇷🇺Russian

🇷🇸Serbian

🇸🇰Slovak

🇸🇮Slovenian

🇪🇸Spanish

🇸🇪Swedish

🇮🇳Tamil

🇮🇳Telugu

🇹🇭Thai

🇹🇷Turkish

🇺🇸US English

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

2.13.6

Size

0.37 MB

Rating

0.0/5

Reviews

Users

884,924

Type

Extension

Updated

Oct 1, 2020

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: Donald TorresView Profile
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

884,924

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Increase volume if 100% is not enough!

With Sound Booster you can Increase volume above maximum for all audio/video in the browser. Features: > Boost volume up to 600% > Distortion prevention > Adjust volume for a single tab, website or globally Please note: you can’t do full-screen if you enable Sound Booster.

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Extracted Data

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Versions scanned

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Extension Version	Code Review Findings
2.13.6 Code review	3
2.13.5 Code review	3

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
2.13.6	3
2.13.5	3

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

background.js5
manifest.json1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Remote Code Loading	critical	background.js (line 76)	This code initializes a GTM-style data layer and then injects a remote script from `www.googletagmanager.com` directly into the extension background page. Because the script executes inside a privileged extension cont…	2.13.6
2	Remote Code Loading	high	manifest.json (line 24)	The manifest explicitly allows extension pages to load executable scripts from remote domains including Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. In a Manifest V2 extension, that means privileged extension pages can ru…	2.13.6
3	Code Injection	medium	background.js (line 104)	The background page injects raw JavaScript strings into every matching tab via `chrome.tabs.executeScript`. The current payload only hides or shows the extension UI, but this is still a dynamic code injection pattern …	2.13.6
4	Code Injection	medium	background.js (line 81)	The background script uses chrome.tabs.executeScript with inline string-based code payloads injected into every open tab when triggered by popup messages. Although the current payloads are static and benign (toggling …	2.13.5
5	Other	low	background.js (line 15)	The matchUrl filter explicitly excludes chrome.google.com (the Chrome Web Store, where reviews and removal happen) and chrome://extensions (the extensions management page) from script injection. While it could be argu…	2.13.5
6	Unauthorized Data Collection	low	background.js (line 111)	The extension uses tabCapture to obtain a full MediaStream of all audio output from the active tab — this is a raw PCM audio stream, not merely a gain value. While this is the stated mechanism for volume amplification…	2.13.5

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URLs

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chrome.google.com	-	https://chrome.google.com
www.googletagmanager.com	/gtm.js	https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TCDHXVP&l=
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
www.google-analytics.com	-	https://www.google-analytics.com
www.googletagmanager.com	-	https://www.googletagmanager.com
*.googleapis.com;	-	https://*.googleapis.com;
getbootstrap.com	-	https://getbootstrap.com/
github.com	/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE
www.w3.org	/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
jquery.com	-	https://jquery.com/

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2.3.3.3	IPv4	-
2.3.3.1	IPv4	-

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

Sound booster

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