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

CRITICAL RISKRemoved from Chrome Web Store

Volume Recorder

ID: jjgnkfncaadmaobenjjpmngdpgalemho

Could be malicious

Supported Languages

🇧🇩Bengali

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese

🇬🇧British English

🇧🇬Bulgarian

🇪🇸Catalan

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)

🇭🇷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

🇷🇴Romanian

🇷🇺Russian

🇷🇸Serbian

🇸🇰Slovak

🇸🇮Slovenian

🇪🇸Spanish

🇸🇪Swedish

🇮🇳Tamil

🇮🇳Telugu

🇹🇷Turkish

🇺🇦Ukrainian

🇺🇸US English

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Removed

Version

1.1.6

Size

0.17 MB

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

102

Users

289,208

Type

Extension

Updated

Jul 30, 2023

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: Gustaf RootView 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

299,131

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The audio capture extension is a handy tool for anyone who needs to record audio from their web browser swiftly and effortlessly.

Audio recording of the active browser tab involves capturing the audio output of the currently selected tab in a web browser. This functionality can be beneficial in various situations, including: 1. Podcast recording 2. Lecture or presentation capture 3. Tutorial video creation 4. Recording your favorite song For capturing audio from the active tab, you can utilize this browser extension Volume Recorder. To utilize our audio capture tool, install the extension, navigate to the desired browser tab, and initiate the recording process. We hope you find our tool useful! We are waiting for your feedback and ratings! If you’re experiencing problems or isn't working on, please contact us.

User Growth

Showing data from Jan 01, 2022 to Jan 01, 2023

Versions

+2.11%(+5,967 users)

Compared to 3 months ago

3 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 0 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 0.00 / 5.0

Extracted Data

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By severity

Critical1

High4

Medium5

Low1

Versions scanned

Showing 2 of 6 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.4 Code review	4
1.0.1 Code review	7

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.4	4
1.0.1	7

Files with findings

5 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

js/background.js4
js/tracker.js3
manifest.json2
index.html1
js/contentScript.js1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Other	critical	manifest.json (line 1)	The Chrome Web Store listing identifies this extension as 'Volume Recorder' but the manifest declares it as 'Screenshot Tools' — a complete functional mismatch. All internal HTML, UI text, and code are screenshot-rela…	1.0.1
2	Code Injection	high	manifest.json (line 26)	The extension explicitly weakens its Content Security Policy by enabling 'unsafe-eval', which permits the use of eval(), new Function(), and similar dynamic code execution mechanisms in extension pages. A legitimate s…	1.0.1
3	Code Injection	high	js/background.js (line 28)	The background script exposes a generic `executeCodeAsContentScript(tabId, code)` function that executes an arbitrary string as JavaScript in any tab via `chrome.tabs.executeScript({code: t})`. The `code` parameter is…	1.0.1
4	Phishing	high	js/tracker.js (line 8)	The extension sends install/update action data plus a persistent per-user UID to a remote server, then immediately trusts the server response to open any URL in a new tab. That creates remote-controlled user redirecti…	1.0.4
5	Tracking	high	js/tracker.js (line 46)	The extension generates and persists a unique identifier, posts it to a remote config endpoint, and accepts arbitrary key/value configuration returned by the server on a recurring timer. This is suspicious because it …	1.0.4
6	Code Injection	medium	js/background.js (line 2)	The extension uses `new Function("r", "regeneratorRuntime = r")(t)` as a fallback code-execution pathway — the Function constructor is functionally equivalent to eval() and is explicitly why 'unsafe-eval' is present i…	1.0.1
7	Network Interception	medium	js/background.js (line 115)	This listener hooks all network responses on all URLs with blocking and response-header visibility, but the extension does not actually modify the headers. For an audio recorder, global webRequest interception is unne…	1.0.4
8	Privilege Escalation	medium	js/background.js (line 30)	Each time the popup opens, the extension probes whether it can execute arbitrary code in the active tab by calling `executeCodeAsContentScript(tabId, 'location.href')`. This active capability check is unusual for a sc…	1.0.1
9	Tracking	medium	js/tracker.js (line 28)	This code registers an uninstall URL that leaks a persistent UID, extension ID, version, and timestamp to a remote server when the user removes the extension. Tracking users through install/update/uninstall lifecycle …	1.0.4
10	Unauthorized Data Collection	medium	js/contentScript.js (line 18)	The content script runs at `document_start` (before DOM is built) on every HTTP and HTTPS URL including all iframes, giving the extension access to page execution context at the earliest possible moment across every w…	1.0.1
11	Other	low	index.html (line 1)	A development/test page populated with lorem ipsum placeholder content was shipped in the production extension package. It references a non-existent SCSS file (`/scss/injectable.scss`) and loads `contentScript.js` dir…	1.0.1

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fonts.googleapis.com	/css2	https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap
webaudiocap.com	/api/install	https://webaudiocap.com/api/install
webaudiocap.com	/uninstall/	https://webaudiocap.com/uninstall/
chrome.google.com	/webstore/detail/	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/
clients2.google.com	/service/update2/crx	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

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3.6 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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Negative

It won't let me save audio I do not recommend for recording music.

Zephaniah coppage·30 Aug 2023

Just Love it.

dharmik moradiya·28 Aug 2023

Actually worked 👍

Sohung G·13 Aug 2023

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Security Alert: Confirmed Malware

Volume Recorder

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