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Visual Search

Version 3.0.4 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: about 6 hours ago

Extension Details

Developer: visualsearchhub.com

Rating: 5.0 ★ (2 ratings)

Users: 10,000

Context-Aware Verdict

HIGH

Overall Risk

Based on 4 total findings, including 2 high-risk findings.

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: contextMenus

This extension has the contextMenus permission. Can add items to the context menu.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: storage

This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.

Raw Manifest

{
  "name": "Visual Search",
  "icons": {
    "16": "img/icon16.png",
    "48": "img/icon48.png",
    "128": "img/icon128.png"
  },
  "action": {
    "default_icon": {
      "16": "img/icon16.png",
      "48": "img/icon48.png",
      "128": "img/icon128.png"
    },
    "default_popup": "popup.html",
    "default_title": "Visual Search"
  },
  "version": "3.0.4",
  "background": {
    "service_worker": "background.js"
  },
  "short_name": "Visual Search",
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "description": "Default search extension that empowers you to search for similar images with a few easy clicks",
  "permissions": [
    "contextMenus",
    "storage",
    "cookies",
    "alarms"
  ],
  "homepage_url": "https://www.visualsearches.net/wim/gotohub?s=lxpr",
  "host_permissions": [
    "*://*.visualsearches.net/*"
  ],
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "externally_connectable": {
    "matches": [
      "https://*.visualsearches.net/*"
    ]
  },
  "web_accessible_resources": [
    {
      "matches": [
        "<all_urls>"
      ],
      "resources": [
        "/img/icon16.png"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "chrome_settings_overrides": {
    "search_provider": {
      "name": "Visual",
      "keyword": "Visual Search",
      "encoding": "UTF-8",
      "is_default": true,
      "search_url": "https://www.visualsearches.net/search/?category=web&s=lxpr&vert=private&q={searchTerms}",
      "favicon_url": "https://www.visualsearches.net/favicon.ico",
      "suggest_url": "https://sug.visualsearches.net/v1/sug/?yid=lxpr&vert=private&q={searchTerms}"
    }
  }
}

by ✦ Astarte

Visual Search

Extension Details

Context-Aware Verdict

Findings

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

Host Permissions:

Embedded URLs (9 total):

Raw Manifest

Detections

Manifest Findings

https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Manrope:wght@200..800&display=swap	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx	https://www.visualsearches.net/favicon.ico
https://www.visualsearches.net/search/?category=web&s=lxpr&vert=private&q=	https://sug.visualsearches.net/v1/sug/?yid=lxpr&vert=private&q=
https://www.visualsearches.net/wim/gotohub?s=lxpr	https://fonts.googleapis.com
https://fonts.gstatic.com