- Nov 5, 2011
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NEW defender for your Chrome: Extension Police
On Chrome Web Store: Extension Police
offered by extensionpolice.com
Version: 0.1.0
Updated: January 31, 2018
Size: 91.17KiB
Detect and block malicious Chrome Extensions
Keep chrome fast:
> quickly enable/disable Google Chrome extensions
Security and Privacy check of your all your Chrome Extensions:
> It detects all Extensions threats: Ads-injecting, Facebook credentials hijacking, insert tracking pixels, google scraping in the background, privacy issues, malware, mining of crypto currencies in the background, etc.
Then you decide which extension you want to enable/disable.
Enable/disable all your chrome extensions in 1 click
> secure your browser when you visit critical websites (bank, email,..) and disable all Google Chrome extensions in 1 click.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR CHROME EXTENSIONS:
Most of your Chrome Extension have unlimited access of all your browsing:
- they could potentially steal your personal data, the content of all your emails, your banking details, your customer's data and all the content of all the websites open in all your tabs, even when you do not visit them.
- They have an easy access to all your passwords as you insert them. They could potentially stole them.
- They could very easily store your cookies and access, on your behalf, all your apps, emails, bank accounts, from remote servers.
While monitoring the activity of certain popular extensions like Hola Internet , counting 9 millions users (don't install !), we found that certain Extensions are visiting websites on our behalf, in the background of our browsers, without our explicit consent.
FREAKY ISN'T IT ?
Then we found that 80% of extension's developers don't have websites or don't have a support email or are hiding their personal data behind anonymous services. Many are located in countries where data privacy is not a concern.
So, it is time to take control on your extensions.
____________________________________
.. but for now: 10 users, and "Offers in-app purchases" - it's legitimate and safe I hope, I don't have installed it for now... what do you think about
Today on store , this extension "Extension Police" has 16 users, and first comments:
"Great extension: I had 7 potential threats! I cleaned the mess with all my extensions. Super useful."
... and another user wrote: 'Excelente."
- So it's time to download it, and get impressions here, I think
EDIT:
Well, downloaded it.
I have one extension with "Safe" rate, if not all my other extensions are "Medium potential risk" or "High potential risk".
- "Safe" - it's TrafficLight - Bitdefender extension.
Example of "High potential risk" rate:
BehindTheOverlay - "High potential risk"
Chrome Extension:
Description: One click to close any overlay on any website.
1 permission granted:
Tip: use this extension only if you trust the publisher.
This extensions has access to all the content of all the pages that you are visiting, including: your emails, banking details, any software that you use, password, cookies. It can also visit any website, from your computer, with a hidden browser, and without your knowledge.
activeTab: Read and modify all your data on all active tabs
- well, I use my BehindTheOverlay extension, I'm taking the risk, cause I trust the publisher NicolaeNMV: GitHub - NicolaeNMV/BehindTheOverlay: One button to close any overlay on any website - thanks for this tip.
Another example:
Nano Adblocker: "High potential risk"
Chrome Extension:
Description: Just another adblocker
8 permissions granted:
Tip: use this extension only if you trust the publisher.
This extensions has access to all the content of all the pages that you are visiting, including: your emails, banking details, any software that you use, password, cookies. It can also visit any website, from your computer, with a hidden browser, and without your knowledge.
All URLs: Read and modify all your data on All URLs
privacy: Manipulate privacy-related settings
webNavigation: Access your browsing activity
webRequest: Observe and analyze traffic and to intercept, block, or modify requests
storage: Store, retrieve, and track changes to your user data
tabs: Create, modify, and rearrange Tabs in the browser
webRequestBlocking: Block traffic requests in-flight
contextMenus: Gives access to your main Chrome menu: File, Edit, View,...
unlimitedStorage: Provides an unlimited quota for storing HTML5 client-side data
- OK., I love nano Adblocker, if I love it, there's nothing to do...
[Some of] these risks we see during download of extensions... but all these rates and comments are enlightening my knowledge about each one, sure. If I trust publishers of my extensions, I use these.
Thank you developers, it's nice of all of you to give us this enlightening extension!
On Chrome Web Store: Extension Police
offered by extensionpolice.com
Version: 0.1.0
Updated: January 31, 2018
Size: 91.17KiB
Detect and block malicious Chrome Extensions
Keep chrome fast:
> quickly enable/disable Google Chrome extensions
Security and Privacy check of your all your Chrome Extensions:
> It detects all Extensions threats: Ads-injecting, Facebook credentials hijacking, insert tracking pixels, google scraping in the background, privacy issues, malware, mining of crypto currencies in the background, etc.
Then you decide which extension you want to enable/disable.
Enable/disable all your chrome extensions in 1 click
> secure your browser when you visit critical websites (bank, email,..) and disable all Google Chrome extensions in 1 click.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR CHROME EXTENSIONS:
Most of your Chrome Extension have unlimited access of all your browsing:
- they could potentially steal your personal data, the content of all your emails, your banking details, your customer's data and all the content of all the websites open in all your tabs, even when you do not visit them.
- They have an easy access to all your passwords as you insert them. They could potentially stole them.
- They could very easily store your cookies and access, on your behalf, all your apps, emails, bank accounts, from remote servers.
While monitoring the activity of certain popular extensions like Hola Internet , counting 9 millions users (don't install !), we found that certain Extensions are visiting websites on our behalf, in the background of our browsers, without our explicit consent.
FREAKY ISN'T IT ?
Then we found that 80% of extension's developers don't have websites or don't have a support email or are hiding their personal data behind anonymous services. Many are located in countries where data privacy is not a concern.
So, it is time to take control on your extensions.
____________________________________
.. but for now: 10 users, and "Offers in-app purchases" - it's legitimate and safe I hope, I don't have installed it for now... what do you think about
Today on store , this extension "Extension Police" has 16 users, and first comments:
"Great extension: I had 7 potential threats! I cleaned the mess with all my extensions. Super useful."
... and another user wrote: 'Excelente."
- So it's time to download it, and get impressions here, I think
EDIT:
Well, downloaded it.
I have one extension with "Safe" rate, if not all my other extensions are "Medium potential risk" or "High potential risk".
- "Safe" - it's TrafficLight - Bitdefender extension.
Example of "High potential risk" rate:
BehindTheOverlay - "High potential risk"
Chrome Extension:
Description: One click to close any overlay on any website.
1 permission granted:
Tip: use this extension only if you trust the publisher.
This extensions has access to all the content of all the pages that you are visiting, including: your emails, banking details, any software that you use, password, cookies. It can also visit any website, from your computer, with a hidden browser, and without your knowledge.
activeTab: Read and modify all your data on all active tabs
- well, I use my BehindTheOverlay extension, I'm taking the risk, cause I trust the publisher NicolaeNMV: GitHub - NicolaeNMV/BehindTheOverlay: One button to close any overlay on any website - thanks for this tip.
Another example:
Nano Adblocker: "High potential risk"
Chrome Extension:
Description: Just another adblocker
8 permissions granted:
Tip: use this extension only if you trust the publisher.
This extensions has access to all the content of all the pages that you are visiting, including: your emails, banking details, any software that you use, password, cookies. It can also visit any website, from your computer, with a hidden browser, and without your knowledge.
All URLs: Read and modify all your data on All URLs
privacy: Manipulate privacy-related settings
webNavigation: Access your browsing activity
webRequest: Observe and analyze traffic and to intercept, block, or modify requests
storage: Store, retrieve, and track changes to your user data
tabs: Create, modify, and rearrange Tabs in the browser
webRequestBlocking: Block traffic requests in-flight
contextMenus: Gives access to your main Chrome menu: File, Edit, View,...
unlimitedStorage: Provides an unlimited quota for storing HTML5 client-side data
- OK., I love nano Adblocker, if I love it, there's nothing to do...
[Some of] these risks we see during download of extensions... but all these rates and comments are enlightening my knowledge about each one, sure. If I trust publishers of my extensions, I use these.
Thank you developers, it's nice of all of you to give us this enlightening extension!
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