Microsoft Bing Search & News
Version 0.0.0.19 View in Chrome Web Store
Last scanned: 16 days ago
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Extension Details
Rating:
4.4 ★
Users:
10,000
Context-Aware Verdict
This section provides a Claude-based AI analysis that applies additional context to the risk. Results are not guaranteed to be accurate.
HIGH
Risk Level
Trust Factors:
- The extension is developed by Microsoft, a reputable company, which adds some trust.
- However, the extension has a relatively low number of users (10,000), which could indicate potential issues or lack of popularity.
Concerns:
- The extension requests the "cookies" permission, which allows it to access and modify browser cookies. This could potentially compromise security and privacy if misused.
- The extension has broad host permissions, allowing it to access many websites. This raises concerns about potential data theft or browsing activity tracking.
- The "storage" permission allows the extension to store data locally, which could be a privacy concern if sensitive information is stored.
Recommendations:
- Exercise caution when using this extension, as it has high-risk permissions and broad host access.
- Consider running the extension in a separate browser profile or a sandboxed environment to isolate it from your main browsing activity.
- Regularly review the extension's permissions and activity to ensure it is not misusing its capabilities.
- If you don't need the extension's functionality, consider uninstalling it or using alternative search engines that don't require such broad permissions.
- Monitor for any suspicious behavior or privacy concerns while using the extension, and report any issues to Microsoft or uninstall the extension if necessary.
Security Analysis
This section provides a detailed analysis of the extension's security posture, without broader context. Assumes worst-case impact.
HIGH
Overall Risk
Based on 3 total findings, ranked without considering overall context, including 2 high-risk and 1 medium-risk 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.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: storage
This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.
Security Analysis Details
Required Permissions:
- cookies
- storage
- alarms
- scripting
Host Permissions:
- http://g.ceipmsn.com/*
- http://*.bing.com/*
- https://*.bing.com/*
- http://*.microsoft.com/*
- https://*.microsoft.com/*
Embedded URLs (15 total):
| https://browserdefaults.microsoft.com/ | https://www.bing.com/favicon.ico | |
| https://www.bing.com/search?EID=MBSN&FORM=BWGCDF&PC=__PARAM__&q= | https://www.bing.com/osjson.aspx?FORM=BWGCDF&PC=__PARAM__&query= | |
| https://www.bing.com/ | http://g.ceipmsn.com/ | |
| https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx | https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2138838 | |
| http://g.ceipmsn.com/8SE/44? | https://www.bing.com/favicon.ico?_= | |
| https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2167712&extnID= | https://www.bing.com | |
| https://www.bing.com/browserextension/bingsearchnews/firstsearchoverlay | https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2179704&xid=2000&version= | |
| http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml |
Raw Manifest
{ "name": "__MSG_ExtnName__", "icons": { "16": "Logo.png", "48": "Logo_48.png", "128": "Logo_128.png" }, "action": { "default_icon": "Logo_48.png", "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "version": "0.0.0.19", "background": { "service_worker": "rootServiceWorker.js" }, "short_name": "__MSG_ExtnName__", "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "description": "__MSG_ExtnDescription__", "permissions": [ "cookies", "storage", "alarms", "scripting" ], "default_locale": "en", "host_permissions": [ "http://g.ceipmsn.com/*", "http://*.bing.com/*", "https://*.bing.com/*", "http://*.microsoft.com/*", "https://*.microsoft.com/*" ], "manifest_version": 3, "externally_connectable": { "matches": [ "https://www.bing.com/*", "https://browserdefaults.microsoft.com/*" ] }, "chrome_settings_overrides": { "search_provider": { "is_default": true, "search_url": "https://www.bing.com/search?EID=MBSN&FORM=BWGCDF&PC=__PARAM__&q={searchTerms}", "favicon_url": "https://www.bing.com/favicon.ico", "suggest_url": "https://www.bing.com/osjson.aspx?FORM=BWGCDF&PC=__PARAM__&query={searchTerms}", "prepopulated_id": 3 } } }
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