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GoTestPro

Version 2.3.3 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: about 3 hours ago

Extension Details

Rating: 5.0 ★ (1 rating)
Users: 101

Context-Aware Verdict

CRITICAL
Overall Risk
Trust Factors:

The extension has extremely limited trust indicators with only 101 users and a single 5-star rating, which is insufficient to establish credibility. The lack of developer information, company details, and recent update history raises significant red flags. The name "GoTestPro" suggests testing functionality, but no clear description is provided to validate its legitimate purpose.

Concerns:

This extension exhibits numerous alarming characteristics that suggest potential malicious intent. The debugger permission is particularly concerning as it allows manipulation of other extensions and deep system access. The combination of broad host permissions covering all URLs, unlimited content script injection capabilities, and web navigation tracking creates a perfect storm for data theft and privacy violations. The downloads permissions could enable unauthorized file access or malicious file distribution. The extensive permission set far exceeds what most legitimate testing tools would require.

Recommendations:

Do not install this extension under any circumstances. The risk profile is too severe for safe use even in an isolated environment. If testing functionality is genuinely needed, seek well-established alternatives from reputable developers with transparent documentation and substantial user bases. The combination of excessive permissions, minimal user adoption, and lack of developer transparency strongly suggests this could be malware disguised as a testing tool.

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: 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: 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: webNavigation
This extension has the webNavigation permission. Can track your web navigation. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
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.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: unlimitedStorage
This extension has the unlimitedStorage permission. Can store unlimited data locally.