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Version 0.4.8 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: about 3 hours ago

Extension Details

Developer: more4pro.xyz
Rating: 4.0 ★ (671 ratings)
Users: 20,000

Context-Aware Verdict

CRITICAL
Overall Risk
Trust Factors:

The extension has a moderate user base of 20,000 users and a decent 4.0 rating from 671 reviews, suggesting some level of community acceptance. However, the developer "more4pro.xyz" appears to be relatively unknown with limited reputation information available. The extension's purpose is to bypass YouTube throttling, which operates in a legal gray area and may violate YouTube's terms of service.

Concerns:

The extension's permission set is extremely concerning for its stated purpose. The proxy permission allows complete control over network traffic routing, while webRequest enables interception and modification of all web requests. Combined with broad host permissions covering all websites, this creates a perfect surveillance and data theft setup. The cookies permission adds another layer of privacy risk by allowing access to authentication tokens and session data across all sites. These permissions far exceed what would be necessary for simply speeding up YouTube playback.

Recommendations:

Do not install this extension. If YouTube speed is genuinely an issue, use official YouTube Premium or legitimate network optimization tools. If you absolutely must test this extension, create a completely isolated Chrome profile with no saved passwords, logged-out of all accounts, and consider using a VPN. The permission combination suggests potential malware disguised as a YouTube optimization tool. The risks of data theft, traffic interception, and privacy violation are extremely high.

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: 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: webRequest
This extension has the webRequest permission. Can intercept and modify web requests. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: storage
This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.