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Eno® from Capital One®

Version 5.5.0 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: about 13 hours ago

Extension Details

Developer: https://capitalone.com/
Rating: 4.6 ★ (6.7K ratings)
Users: 600,000

Context-Aware Verdict

MEDIUM
Overall Risk
Trust Factors:

This extension is developed by Capital One, a major financial institution with a strong reputation. With 600,000 users and a 4.6-star rating from 6,700 reviews, it demonstrates significant user adoption and satisfaction. The extension appears to be Eno, Capital One's virtual assistant for managing finances and credit cards, which explains the need for certain permissions.

Concerns:

The broad host permissions allowing access to all websites (https://*/*, http://*/*) are concerning as they enable the extension to potentially monitor all browsing activity. The tabs permission allows manipulation of browser tabs, and the cookies permission provides access to sensitive authentication data across all sites. While these permissions may be necessary for Eno's functionality (such as detecting shopping opportunities or managing financial transactions), they create significant potential for data collection beyond what users might expect.

The extension's access is appropriately limited to Capital One domains for most functionality, but the universal content script injection raises privacy questions about what data is being collected from non-financial websites.

Recommendations:

Given Capital One's reputation, this extension is likely safe for existing Capital One customers who want to use Eno's features. However, users concerned about privacy should consider running it in a separate Chrome profile to isolate its broad permissions. Review Capital One's privacy policy to understand what browsing data may be collected. Non-Capital One customers should avoid installing this extension as the benefits wouldn't justify the extensive permissions.

Findings

HIGH
Broad Host Permissions
This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites. This could potentially be used to steal sensitive data or track browsing activity.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: cookies
This extension has the cookies permission. Can access and modify browser cookies. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: tabs
This extension has the tabs permission. Can access browser tab information and manipulate tabs. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
MEDIUM
Access to Sensitive Domains
This extension requests access to sensitive domains: https://*.capitalone.com/*, http://*.capitalone.com/*, https://.capitalone.com/, http://.capitalone.com/, https://*.capitalone.com/, http://*.capitalone.com/. Ensure you trust this extension with access to these sites.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: activeTab
This extension has the activeTab permission. Can access the active tab when clicking the extension icon.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: storage
This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.