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Ui.Vision

Version 9.5.9 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: 1 day ago | force re-scan

Extension Details

Developer: ui.vision
Rating: 3.9 ★ (239 ratings)
Users: 200,000

Context-Aware Verdict

CRITICAL
Overall Risk
Trust Factors:

Ui.Vision appears to be a legitimate automation and testing tool with 200,000 users and a 3.9-star rating. The extension name suggests it's related to UI automation, which would explain many of its extensive permissions. However, the moderate rating (3.9/5) and relatively small number of reviews (239) compared to the user base may indicate mixed user experiences or limited engagement.

Concerns:

The extension requests an extremely broad set of permissions that essentially grants it complete control over your browser and web activity. The debugger permission is particularly concerning as it allows manipulation of other extensions. The combination of clipboard access, cookie manipulation, proxy control, and universal web request interception creates a perfect storm for data theft. The unsafe WebAssembly execution policy adds another layer of risk by potentially allowing hidden malicious code. The broad host permissions and content script injection capabilities mean this extension can access and modify any website you visit.

Recommendations:

Given the critical risk level, consider running this extension in a completely isolated Chrome profile with no access to personal accounts or sensitive data. Only use it for its intended automation purposes on test environments or non-sensitive websites. Regularly audit what data the extension might be accessing and consider alternatives with more limited permissions if available. Monitor your system for unusual network activity when the extension is active.

Findings

HIGH
Broad Content Script Injection
This extension can inject scripts into any website. This means it could potentially read sensitive data, modify website content, or steal credentials.
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: bookmarks
This extension has the bookmarks permission. Can access and modify bookmarks. 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: downloads
This extension has the downloads permission. Can download files and access download history. 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: 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
Unsafe WebAssembly Execution
This extension's Content Security Policy allows 'wasm-unsafe-eval', which permits potentially dangerous WebAssembly code execution. This could be used to hide malicious code or perform CPU-intensive operations.
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: 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.