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

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Surf Start

ID: hcdgaafdnplldeijgmldeididbcppkjc

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.1.0.1

Size

0.23 MB

Rating

4.0/5

Reviews

Users

40,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Jan 17, 2024

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: nStart onlineView Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
Country: US
MX records exist: No
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: Yes
Mailbox exists: No
Address: 2801 Greene St. Suite #5 Hollywood, FL 33020-1128 US

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

160,057

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Surf Start - Follow The Game - See The Latest Surf Results and Updates

Surf Start - We are 100% Free! Get quick access to top Sports sites for live scores, latest news and updates. We provide top sports experience in your new tab. Get fast and easy access to major websites that are providing Surf updates The search features use within the extension will be provided by top search engines; however, the extension will not make any changes in your default browser search setting. By installing the Surf Start Chrome extension you agree to install this application, and you agree to the End User License Agreement and the Privacy Policy. End User License Agreement - https://www.nstart.online/trms Privacy Policy - https://www.nstart.online/pp How to remove this extension from your Chrome? You can open your Chrome browser’s Settings and find our extension in the Extensions page. Click on the “Remove” button and it will be completely removed. Alternatively, you can right-click on the extension’s icon on your browser, select “Remove from Chrome” from the drop-down menu.

User Growth

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Versions

No change in user count

Compared to 3 months ago

2 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 37 ratings+1 (3%)

Average Rating

Current: 3.86 / 5.0+3.86

Extracted Data

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By severity

Critical1

High4

Medium0

Low1

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
1.1.0.0 Code review	6

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.1.0.0	6

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

background.js4
js/search.js2

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Data Exfiltration	critical	background.js (line 148)	Beacons a unique device/tracking identifier (dhid), a machine GUID (mid), and the extension version out to a suspicious third-party domain efeho.pw on a URL path named 'pixlin' (pixel-link). The dhid is first sourced …	1.1.0.0
2	Data Exfiltration	high	js/search.js (line 281)	Every search query the user types is forwarded to a third-party server along with a persistent MD5-hashed device ID and affiliate IDs. This exfiltrates the user's search terms to nstart.online/efeho.pw infrastructure …	1.1.0.0
3	Network Interception	high	js/search.js (line 272)	The new-tab search box does not route to the user's configured search engine; it redirects to search.nstart.online carrying affiliate parameters (spid, sspid) and an MD5-hashed device identifier (mid). This is classic…	1.1.0.0
4	Tracking	high	background.js (line 181)	If no 'mid' cookie is present, the extension generates and persists its own random GUID as a stable device identifier (mid) in chrome.storage.sync. This supercookie survives cookie clearing and is later reported to ef…	1.1.0.0
5	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	background.js (line 29)	On install, reads a large set of affiliate/tracking cookies (partner_id, click_id, mid, traffic_source, campaign, mkt_material, channel_name, server_address, channel_id, spid, sspid, dhid, ssspid) from t.nstart.online…	1.1.0.0
6	Tracking	low	background.js (line 4)	Dynamically injects a bundled analytics/override script into the document. While the code is locally bundled (not remotely fetched), the pattern of injecting an 'analytics-override' script and calling ga() from an MV3…	1.1.0.0

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URLs

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www.efeho.pw	/pt/pixlin	https://www.efeho.pw/pt/pixlin?pid=2b5876da&cid=
www.w3.org	/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns	http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
ns.adobe.com	/tiff/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/
ns.adobe.com	/exif/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/
search.nstart.online	/pse/search	https://search.nstart.online/pse/search?&query=${encodeURIComponent(search_query
www.apache.org	/licenses/LICENSE-2.0	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
www.w3.org	/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
www.worldsurfleague.com	-	https://www.worldsurfleague.com/
www.surfline.com	-	https://www.surfline.com/
www.ombe.co	-	https://www.ombe.co/

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1.1.0.1	IPv4	-

4.6 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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Its very very helpful

Love Story·11 Oct 2023

ery very helpfull

Asanka Chathuranga·20 Sept 2023

vgghyu

Pramuktha Nawanjana·17 Sept 2023

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

Surf Start

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