ARC Raiders Live Wallpaper

Version 1.03.05 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: 2 days ago | force re-scan

Extension Details

Developer: yowgames.com

Rating: 0.0 ★

Users: 66

Context-Aware Verdict

MEDIUM

Overall Risk

Trust Factors:

The extension has very limited adoption with only 66 users and no ratings, which makes it difficult to assess community trust. The developer yowgames.com appears to be focused on gaming-related content, which aligns with the ARC Raiders theme. However, the lack of detailed developer information and minimal user feedback reduces confidence in the extension's legitimacy.

Concerns:

The primary concern is the "search" permission, which seems unnecessary for a live wallpaper extension. Live wallpapers typically only need to display visual content and shouldn't require access to search functionality. This permission could potentially be used to monitor or modify search queries, which raises privacy concerns. The low user count combined with zero ratings suggests this extension hasn't been thoroughly vetted by the community.

Recommendations:

Consider running this extension in a separate Chrome profile to isolate any potential risks from your main browsing environment. Before installing, verify that yowgames.com is a legitimate developer by checking their website and other published extensions. Monitor your search behavior after installation to ensure no unexpected modifications occur. Given the minimal user base and questionable permission requirements, you might want to look for alternative live wallpaper extensions with better community validation and more appropriate permissions.

Findings

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

Embedded URLs (17 total):

https://yowgames.com/arc-raiders-live-wallpaper/?utm_source=install&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=bg&utm_content=install	https://yowgames.com/
https://fonts.googleapis.com	https://fonts.gstatic.com
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:ital	https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Material+Symbols+Outlined:opsz
https://yowgames.com/privacy-policy/	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
https://owhit.com	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
https://www.youtube.com	https://chat.openai.com
https://www.instagram.com	https://x.com
https://www.netflix.com	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/
https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=

Raw Manifest

{
  "name": "__MSG_appName__",
  "icons": {
    "16": "img/128.png",
    "48": "img/128.png",
    "128": "img/128.png"
  },
  "author": "Chromewallpaper",
  "version": "1.03.05",
  "background": {
    "service_worker": "bg.js"
  },
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "description": "__MSG_appDesc__",
  "permissions": [
    "search"
  ],
  "default_locale": "en",
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "chrome_url_overrides": {
    "newtab": "index.html"
  }
}

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