Selected search

Version 2.2 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: 2 days ago | force re-scan

Extension Details

Developer: selected-search.com

Rating: 1.0 ★ (3 ratings)

Users: 100,000

Context-Aware Verdict

MEDIUM

Overall Risk

Trust Factors:

The extension has a significant user base of 100,000 downloads, indicating some level of adoption. However, several red flags undermine trustworthiness: an extremely poor rating of 1.0 out of 5 with only 3 reviews suggests serious user dissatisfaction or potential malicious behavior. The lack of detailed developer information and missing last updated date raise transparency concerns. The generic domain-based author name "selected-search.com" provides minimal credibility verification.

Concerns:

- Exceptionally low user rating (1.0/5) with minimal reviews indicates potential issues

- Uses outdated Manifest V2 with weaker security protections

- Limited transparency about developer identity and update history

- The contextMenus permission, while not inherently dangerous, could be misused for unwanted menu modifications

- Vague extension description provides no clear functionality explanation

Recommendations:

Given the poor user feedback and lack of transparency, exercise caution with this extension. Consider running it in a separate Chrome profile to isolate potential risks from your main browsing environment. Monitor the extension's behavior closely after installation, particularly any unexpected context menu changes. Look for alternative extensions with better ratings and more recent updates to Manifest V3. If the extension doesn't perform as expected or shows suspicious behavior, remove it immediately.

Findings

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: contextMenus

This extension has the contextMenus permission. Can add items to the context menu.

MEDIUM

Older Manifest Version

This extension uses Manifest Version 2, which has fewer security restrictions than Manifest V3. Consider using extensions that have upgraded to V3.

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

contextMenus

Embedded URLs (64 total):

http://getbootstrap.com	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE
https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/blob/master/src/css/main.css	http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd
http://www.w3.org/2000/svg	http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#transitions
http://www.modernizr.com/	http://blog.alexmaccaw.com/css-transitions
http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#alerts	http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#buttons
http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#carousel	http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#collapse
http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#dropdowns	http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#modals
http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#tooltip	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/14093
http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#popovers	http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#scrollspy
http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#tabs	http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#affix
https://github.com/devbridge/jQuery-Autocomplete	http://jquery.com/
http://sizzlejs.com/	http://jquery.org/license
http://jsperf.com/thor-indexof-vs-for/5	http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-selectors/#whitespace
http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-syntax/#characters	http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-selectors/#attribute-selectors
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/syndata.html#value-def-identifier	http://www.w3.org/TR/selectors/#attribute-selectors
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/syndata.html#escaped-characters	http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/13378
http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/12359	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/hh465388.aspx#attribute_section
http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-css3-selectors-20110929/#checked	https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=136851
https://github.com/jquery/sizzle/pull/225	http://www.w3.org/TR/selectors/#pseudo-classes
http://www.w3.org/TR/selectors/#lang-pseudo	http://www.w3.org/TR/selectors/#empty-pseudo
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536429%28VS.85%29.aspx	http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/12282#comment:15
http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-DOM-Level-3-Events-20030331/ecma-script-binding.html	http://jsperf.com/getall-vs-sizzle/2
http://dev.w3.org/csswg/cssom/#resolved-values	https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/CSS/display
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=649285	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=491668
http://blindsignals.com/index.php/2009/07/jquery-delay/	https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2856746
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29084	https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=229280
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/764	https://github.com/jrburke/requirejs/wiki/Updating-existing-libraries#wiki-anon
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/557	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
http://www.selected-search.com/privacy-policy.pdf	http://www.selected-search.com/selected-search-about.pdf
http://ext.selected-search.com	https://www.google.com/search?q=
https://www.bing.com/search?q=	https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=	http://selected-search.com/?q=

Raw Manifest

{
  "key": "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAlZmardkGuJRSLm/pI4zN/Rx8TmCSNtY8AIiBQqDUBqZo1xBw2yUFGdKh1U4btoPvbdx9bFYtcNbwtggulSbDQK1uMbnMhZfYhplmb4qPhVeXjKP3MmT7TNYqoyhaQg/X62pj3wupxcYHLXj28unVs3M7cX9MQNLHXhnWyFeXzFQ2hhfWnw+JDLeusQX5Cmkcj4RpzdlJvEV0bmYAb/4tgcgqQ7in6dg+lMG+3K1w4yv/xnPx9YArFb3FdNIsxMOqGmBMm8HRLlu1/Hc3LxFnZv79Z09DvRxMEPo/y2Wxwppn8/VTIxAMXVDX9oohW/oK7Qa6vbJPvd4Qw9YLKH+iAQIDAQAB",
  "name": "Selected search",
  "icons": {
    "16": "images/icons/16.png",
    "32": "images/icons/32.png",
    "48": "images/icons/48.png",
    "64": "images/icons/64.png",
    "128": "images/icons/128.png",
    "256": "images/icons/256.png"
  },
  "version": "2.2",
  "background": {
    "scripts": [
      "libs/jquery.js",
      "scripts/consts.js",
      "scripts/utils.js",
      "scripts/background.js"
    ],
    "persistent": true
  },
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "description": "Selected search is a premium search extension that answers all of your search needs.",
  "permissions": [
    "contextMenus"
  ],
  "browser_action": {
    "default_icon": {
      "16": "images/icons/16.png",
      "32": "images/icons/32.png",
      "48": "images/icons/48.png",
      "64": "images/icons/64.png",
      "128": "images/icons/128.png",
      "256": "images/icons/256.png"
    }
  },
  "manifest_version": 2,
  "chrome_url_overrides": {
    "newtab": "/html/newtab.html"
  },
  "minimum_chrome_version": "32"
}

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Selected search

Extension Details

Context-Aware Verdict

Findings

Security Analysis Details

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Embedded URLs (64 total):

Raw Manifest

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