Video Downloader for Social Media
Version 1.0 View in Chrome Web Store
Extension Details
Context-Aware Verdict
The extension has very limited user adoption with only 541 users and just 9 reviews, indicating minimal community validation. The 4.1 rating provides some positive signal, but the small sample size makes this less reliable. The developer website (getindevice.com) appears to be a technology blog, which doesn't establish strong credibility for extension development. The version 1.0 suggests this is a new or recently launched extension without a proven track record.
The most significant concern is the extensive list of content script permissions covering over 50 major social media and video platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube alternatives, and many others. This broad access scope far exceeds what most users would expect from a video downloader and creates substantial privacy risks. The extension can inject scripts and potentially access all user data on these platforms, including personal information, messages, and browsing behavior. Video downloading from many of these platforms may violate their terms of service, potentially putting users at legal risk.
Given the high risk profile, run this extension in a separate Chrome profile to isolate it from your main browsing data. Carefully review which specific platforms you actually need video downloading for, as the current scope is unnecessarily broad. Consider using established, well-reviewed video downloading tools instead. Monitor the extension's behavior closely and remove it if you notice any suspicious activity or performance issues.
Findings
Security Analysis Details
Embedded URLs (61 total):
| https://www.facebook.com/watch/ | https://www.facebook.com/watch | |
| https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=tab | https://x.com/home | |
| https://x.com/home/ | https://www.facebook.com/reel/ | |
| https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ | |
| https://getindevice.com/?utm_source=chrome_extension&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=extension#url= | https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx | |
| https://9gag.com/ | https://www.akillitv.com/ | |
| https://bandcamp.com/ | https://www.bilibili.com/ | |
| https://www.bitchute.com/ | https://www.blutv.com/ | |
| https://www.buzzfeed.com/ | https://www.capcut.com/ | |
| https://chingari.io/ | https://www.dailymotion.com/ | |
| https://www.douyin.com/ | https://www.espn.com/ | |
| https://www.facebook.com/ | https://www.febspot.com/ | |
| https://www.flickr.com/ | https://ifunny.co/ | |
| https://www.imdb.com/ | https://imgur.com/ | |
| https://www.instagram.com/ | https://www.izlesene.com/ | |
| https://www.kwai.com/ | https://www.lemon8-app.com/ | |
| https://www.likee.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/ | |
| https://www.loom.com/ | https://mashable.com/ | |
| https://mastodon.social/ | https://medal.tv/ | |
| https://www.mixcloud.com/ | https://mojapp.in/ | |
| https://www.mxtakatak.com/ | https://ok.ru/ | |
| https://pinterest.com/ | https://www.puhutv.com/ | |
| https://www.reddit.com/ | https://rumble.com/ | |
| https://sharechat.com/ | https://www.snapchat.com/ | |
| https://soundcloud.com/ | https://streamable.com/ | |
| https://substack.com/ | https://www.ted.com/ | |
| https://web.telegram.org/ | https://t.me/ | |
| https://www.threads.net/ | https://www.tiktok.com/ | |
| https://www.tumblr.com/ | https://www.twitch.tv/ | |
| https://vimeo.com/ | https://vk.com/ | |
| https://x.com/ |
Raw Manifest
{ "name": "Video Downloader for Social Media", "icons": { "48": "icon.png", "128": "icon.png" }, "version": "1.0", "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "description": "Save videos from your favorite social platforms with just 2 clicks! Supports Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok & more.", "content_scripts": [ { "js": [ "content.js" ], "matches": [ "https://9gag.com/*", "https://www.akillitv.com/*", "https://bandcamp.com/*", "https://www.bilibili.com/*", "https://www.bitchute.com/*", "https://www.blutv.com/*", "https://www.buzzfeed.com/*", "https://www.capcut.com/*", "https://chingari.io/*", "https://www.dailymotion.com/*", "https://www.douyin.com/*", "https://www.espn.com/*", "https://www.facebook.com/*", "https://www.febspot.com/*", "https://www.flickr.com/*", "https://ifunny.co/*", "https://www.imdb.com/*", "https://imgur.com/*", "https://www.instagram.com/*", "https://www.izlesene.com/*", "https://www.kwai.com/*", "https://www.lemon8-app.com/*", "https://www.likee.com/*", "https://www.linkedin.com/*", "https://www.loom.com/*", "https://mashable.com/*", "https://mastodon.social/*", "https://medal.tv/*", "https://www.mixcloud.com/*", "https://mojapp.in/*", "https://www.mxtakatak.com/*", "https://ok.ru/*", "https://*.pinterest.com/*", "https://pinterest.com/*", "https://www.puhutv.com/*", "https://www.reddit.com/*", "https://rumble.com/*", "https://sharechat.com/*", "https://www.snapchat.com/*", "https://soundcloud.com/*", "https://streamable.com/*", "https://substack.com/*", "https://www.ted.com/*", "https://web.telegram.org/*", "https://t.me/*", "https://www.threads.net/*", "https://www.tiktok.com/*", "https://www.tumblr.com/*", "https://www.twitch.tv/*", "https://vimeo.com/*", "https://vk.com/*", "https://x.com/*" ] } ], "manifest_version": 3 }
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