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Wildfire

Version 1.3.10 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: 1 day ago | force re-scan

Extension Details

Developer: http://wildfire.ai/
Rating: 3.7 ★ (95 ratings)
Users: 9,000

Context-Aware Verdict

CRITICAL
Overall Risk
Trust Factors:

The extension has a moderate user base of 9,000 users and a below-average rating of 3.7 stars from 95 reviews, which suggests user dissatisfaction. The developer website (wildfire.ai) provides some legitimacy, but the lack of detailed developer information and the concerning permission set raises significant trust issues.

Concerns:

This extension exhibits extremely dangerous permission combinations that far exceed what most legitimate extensions require. The combination of webRequest, webRequestBlocking, proxy control, and debugger access creates a perfect storm for malicious activity. The ability to read/write clipboard data, access all URLs, manipulate cookies, and control proxy settings suggests potential data harvesting or man-in-the-middle attack capabilities. The use of 'unsafe-eval' in the Content Security Policy allows dynamic code execution, creating additional attack vectors. The extensive permissions appear disproportionate to any reasonable browser extension functionality.

Recommendations:

Do not install this extension under any circumstances. If already installed, remove it immediately and scan your system for malware. The permission set suggests this could be malware disguised as a legitimate extension. If you absolutely must use functionality similar to what this extension claims to provide, research well-established alternatives with better ratings, transparent developers, and minimal permission requirements. Consider reporting this extension to Chrome Web Store for review due to its suspicious permission profile.

Findings

HIGH
Dangerous Permission Combination: webRequest + webRequestBlocking
This extension can intercept, modify, and block web requests in real-time. This combination could be used to modify sensitive web traffic or steal data.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: <all_urls>
This extension has the <all_urls> permission. Can access all websites and their content. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: clipboardRead
This extension has the clipboardRead permission. Can read clipboard content. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: clipboardWrite
This extension has the clipboardWrite permission. Can modify clipboard content. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
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: debugger
This extension has the debugger permission. Can debug and manipulate other extensions/apps. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: proxy
This extension has the proxy permission. Can control proxy settings. 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.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: webNavigation
This extension has the webNavigation permission. Can track your web navigation. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: webRequest
This extension has the webRequest permission. Can intercept and modify web requests. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: webRequestBlocking
This extension has the webRequestBlocking permission. Can block and modify web requests in real-time. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
Unsafe JavaScript Evaluation
This extension's Content Security Policy allows 'unsafe-eval', which permits dynamic JavaScript code execution using eval() and similar functions. This is a significant security risk as it could allow execution of malicious code.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: contextMenus
This extension has the contextMenus permission. Can add items to the context menu.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: notifications
This extension has the notifications permission. Can show notifications.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: storage
This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: unlimitedStorage
This extension has the unlimitedStorage permission. Can store unlimited data locally.
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.
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