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Sweezy Custom Doodle for Google™

Version 2.3.5 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: about 4 hours ago

Extension Details

Developer: custom-doodle.com
Rating: 4.8 ★ (902 ratings)
Users: 80,000

Context-Aware Verdict

MEDIUM
Overall Risk
Trust Factors:

The extension has a solid user base of 80,000 users with a high rating of 4.8 stars from 902 reviews, indicating general user satisfaction. The extension uses Manifest V3, which provides better security controls. However, the developer information is limited to just a domain name (custom-doodle.com) without comprehensive company details, which reduces transparency.

Concerns:

The primary concern is the extremely broad host permissions covering virtually every Google domain worldwide (over 150 country-specific Google domains). While this aligns with the extension's purpose of customizing Google doodles globally, it represents significant access scope. The extension can inject content scripts across all these Google properties, potentially accessing user search queries, personal information, and browsing patterns. The storage permission allows data persistence, which could be used to track user preferences or behavior over time. The access to custom-doodle.com suggests potential data communication with external servers.

Recommendations:

Given the broad Google access, consider running this extension in a separate Chrome profile dedicated to casual browsing rather than accounts containing sensitive information. Monitor the extension's behavior and disable it if you notice unusual performance issues or unexpected network activity. Regularly review what data might be stored locally through Chrome's extension management settings. Users should be comfortable with the extension having visibility into their Google search activity before installation, as this access is fundamental to its doodle customization functionality.

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.
MEDIUM
Access to Sensitive Domains
This extension requests access to sensitive domains: https://*.google.com/*, https://*.google.ad/*, https://*.google.ae/*, https://*.google.com.af/*, https://*.google.com.ag/*, https://*.google.com.ai/*, https://*.google.al/*, https://*.google.am/*, https://*.google.co.ao/*, https://*.google.com.ar/*, https://*.google.as/*, https://*.google.at/*, https://*.google.com.au/*, https://*.google.az/*, https://*.google.ba/*, https://*.google.com.bd/*, https://*.google.be/*, https://*.google.bf/*, https://*.google.bg/*, https://*.google.com.bh/*, https://*.google.bi/*, https://*.google.bj/*, https://*.google.com.bn/*, https://*.google.com.bo/*, https://*.google.com.br/*, https://*.google.bs/*, https://*.google.bt/*, https://*.google.co.bw/*, https://*.google.by/*, https://*.google.com.bz/*, https://*.google.ca/*, https://*.google.cd/*, https://*.google.cf/*, https://*.google.cg/*, https://*.google.ch/*, https://*.google.ci/*, https://*.google.co.ck/*, https://*.google.cl/*, https://*.google.cm/*, https://*.google.cn/*, https://*.google.com.co/*, https://*.google.co.cr/*, https://*.google.com.cu/*, https://*.google.cv/*, https://*.google.com.cy/*, https://*.google.cz/*, https://*.google.de/*, https://*.google.dj/*, https://*.google.dk/*, https://*.google.dm/*, https://*.google.com.do/*, https://*.google.dz/*, https://*.google.com.ec/*, https://*.google.ee/*, https://*.google.com.eg/*, https://*.google.es/*, https://*.google.com.et/*, https://*.google.fi/*, https://*.google.com.fj/*, https://*.google.fm/*, https://*.google.fr/*, https://*.google.ga/*, https://*.google.ge/*, https://*.google.gg/*, https://*.google.com.gh/*, https://*.google.com.gi/*, https://*.google.gl/*, https://*.google.gm/*, https://*.google.gr/*, https://*.google.com.gt/*, https://*.google.gy/*, https://*.google.com.hk/*, https://*.google.hn/*, https://*.google.hr/*, https://*.google.ht/*, https://*.google.hu/*, https://*.google.co.id/*, https://*.google.ie/*, https://*.google.co.il/*, https://*.google.im/*, https://*.google.co.in/*, https://*.google.iq/*, https://*.google.is/*, https://*.google.it/*, https://*.google.je/*, https://*.google.com.jm/*, https://*.google.jo/*, https://*.google.co.jp/*, https://*.google.co.ke/*, https://*.google.com.kh/*, https://*.google.ki/*, https://*.google.kg/*, https://*.google.co.kr/*, https://*.google.com.kw/*, https://*.google.kz/*, https://*.google.la/*, https://*.google.com.lb/*, https://*.google.li/*, https://*.google.lk/*, https://*.google.co.ls/*, https://*.google.lt/*, https://*.google.lu/*, https://*.google.lv/*, https://*.google.com.ly/*, https://*.google.co.ma/*, https://*.google.md/*, https://*.google.me/*, https://*.google.mg/*, https://*.google.mk/*, https://*.google.ml/*, https://*.google.com.mm/*, https://*.google.mn/*, https://*.google.ms/*, https://*.google.com.mt/*, https://*.google.mu/*, https://*.google.mv/*, https://*.google.mw/*, https://*.google.com.mx/*, https://*.google.com.my/*, https://*.google.co.mz/*, https://*.google.com.na/*, https://*.google.com.ng/*, https://*.google.com.ni/*, https://*.google.ne/*, https://*.google.nl/*, https://*.google.no/*, https://*.google.com.np/*, https://*.google.nr/*, https://*.google.nu/*, https://*.google.co.nz/*, https://*.google.com.om/*, https://*.google.com.pa/*, https://*.google.com.pe/*, https://*.google.com.pg/*, https://*.google.com.ph/*, https://*.google.com.pk/*, https://*.google.pl/*, https://*.google.pn/*, https://*.google.com.pr/*, https://*.google.ps/*, https://*.google.pt/*, https://*.google.com.py/*, https://*.google.com.qa/*, https://*.google.ro/*, https://*.google.ru/*, https://*.google.rw/*, https://*.google.com.sa/*, https://*.google.com.sb/*, https://*.google.sc/*, https://*.google.se/*, https://*.google.com.sg/*, https://*.google.sh/*, https://*.google.si/*, https://*.google.sk/*, https://*.google.com.sl/*, https://*.google.sn/*, https://*.google.so/*, https://*.google.sm/*, https://*.google.sr/*, https://*.google.st/*, https://*.google.com.sv/*, https://*.google.td/*, https://*.google.tg/*, https://*.google.co.th/*, https://*.google.com.tj/*, https://*.google.tl/*, https://*.google.tm/*, https://*.google.tn/*, https://*.google.to/*, https://*.google.com.tr/*, https://*.google.tt/*, https://*.google.com.tw/*, https://*.google.co.tz/*, https://*.google.com.ua/*, https://*.google.co.ug/*, https://*.google.co.uk/*, https://*.google.com.uy/*, https://*.google.co.uz/*, https://*.google.com.vc/*, https://*.google.co.ve/*, https://*.google.vg/*, https://*.google.co.vi/*, https://*.google.com.vn/*, https://*.google.vu/*, https://*.google.ws/*, https://*.google.rs/*, https://*.google.co.za/*, https://*.google.co.zm/*, https://*.google.co.zw/*, https://*.google.cat/*. Ensure you trust this extension with access to these sites.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: storage
This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.