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Spotify Ad Blocker - Blockify

Version 1.8.4 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: 5 days ago | force re-scan

Extension Details

Developer: getblockify.com

Rating: 4.8 ★ (3.8K ratings)

Size: 1.17MiB

Last Updated: June 23, 2025

Users: 200,000

Context-Aware Verdict

HIGH

Risk Level

Trust Factors:

- The extension has a relatively high number of users (200,000) and a good rating (4.8/5), which suggests it is generally trusted by users.

- However, the developer information is limited, and the website "getblockify.com" does not provide much information about the company or developers behind the extension.

Concerns:

- The extension requests broad host permissions (*://*/*) and can inject content scripts into any website. This could potentially be abused to steal sensitive data or compromise user privacy.

- The permissions requested (webNavigation, tabs) allow the extension to track browsing activity and manipulate tabs, which raises privacy concerns.

- While some permissions like storage and activeTab are expected for an ad-blocker, the broad permissions granted seem excessive for the stated purpose of blocking ads on Spotify and YouTube.

Recommendations:

- Exercise caution when installing this extension, as the broad permissions could potentially be exploited for malicious purposes.

- Consider running the extension in a separate browser profile or a sandboxed environment to limit potential risks.

- Monitor the extension's behavior and uninstall it if any suspicious activity is detected.

- Look for alternative ad-blocking solutions from more reputable developers that request only the necessary permissions for their stated functionality.

Security Analysis

CRITICAL

Overall Risk

Based on 6 total findings, ranked without considering overall context, including 4 high-risk and 2 medium-risk 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: 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: storage

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

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

declarativeNetRequest
declarativeNetRequestFeedback
scripting
storage
background
activeTab
webNavigation
tabs
alarms

Host Permissions:

*://*/*

Embedded URLs (70 total):

https://sweetalert2.github.io/#ajax-request	https://github.com/sweetalert2/sweetalert2/blob/master/src/utils/params.js
https://github.com/sweetalert2/sweetalert2/issues/new?template=02_feature_request.md	https://github.com/sweetalert2/sweetalert2/wiki/Migration-from-SweetAlert-to-SweetAlert2#1-ie-support
https://insights.getblockify.com	https://sentry.getblockify.com/api/1/envelope/
https://open.spotify.com/	https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDRdS5-QxUv2_rUA_R5Xuu6F4Imm6KXwEV41L7ZPkAswJDrg/viewform
https://getblockify.com/feedback/?d=	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/
https://blockify.b-cdn.net/switches183.json	https://insights.getblockify.com/metrics
https://blockify.b-cdn.net/noop-1s.mp4	http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock	http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~oz/hash.html#djb2
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/672	http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/REC-html5-20141028/infrastructure.html#space-separated-tokens
http://jsperf.com/enumerate-classes/6	https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/2076
https://s3.browsebetter.io	https://s1.browsebetter.io
https://github.com/skepticfx/wshook	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
https://getblockify.com	https://autoprefixer.github.io
https://discord.gg/qBtHz6e6zG	https://www.tricider.com/brainstorming/3R3pmCIN7Xx
https://app.posthog.com	https://cdn.getblockify.com/noop-1s.mp4
https://o4508943608381440.ingest.us.sentry.io/	https://sentry.getblockify.com/
https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.3/css/all.min.css	https://unicons.iconscout.com/release/v3.0.6/css/line.css
https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml	https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml&text=Blockify%20%F0%9F%94%A5%20Say%20goodbye%20to%20Spotify%20ads%21%20This%20ad%20blocker%20silences%20audio%20ads%20so%20you%20can%20stream%20music%20without%20interruptions.&hashtags=Spotify%2CAdBlocker%2CMusicLovers
https://wa.me/?text=Blockify%20%E2%9C%85%20Remove%20Spotify%20ads%20forever%21%20Get%20uninterrupted%20music%20with%20this%20lightweight%20ad%20blocker%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml	https://t.me/share/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml&text=Block%20Spotify%20ads%20with%20Blockify%20%E2%9C%85%20No%20more%20audio%20ads%2C%20just%20pure%20music%21
https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml	https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml&title=Blockify%3A%20The%20Only%20Spotify%20Ad%20Blocker%20You%27ll%20Ever%20Need%20%F0%9F%8E%B6%EF%B8%8F
https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fnfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml&description=Blockify%20%F0%9F%94%A5%20Remove%20Spotify%20ads%20and%20enjoy%20uninterrupted%20music%21%20Lightweight%20%26%20easy%20to%20use.&media=	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml
https://getblockify.com/go	https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2nlvg5-8MHxvP_7gPxHbrPcLmab2fiOLEuSSn3HtrtZg3gwlyCkwgEGsluxw6IeU4fvfjxttbjh89doEXyyioGWgwA=s800-w800-h500
https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=	https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=
https://web.whatsapp.com/send/?text=	https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=
https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=	https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=
https://t.me/share/url?url=	https://web.skype.com/share?url=
https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool?canonicalUrl=	https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_js_snackbar.asp
https://img.rakudaclub.com/adv/	http://r.i.ua/s?
http://x.o2.pl	http://r.i.ua
https://r.i.ua	http://a.pr-cy.ru
https://a.pr-cy.ru	https://www.unieuro.it
https://api-secure.solvemedia.com	https://s3.browsebetter.io/adfrnu_nu2.html
http://www.w3.org/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nfmlkliedggdodlbgghmmchhgckjoaml/reviews	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/
https://open.spotify.com/get_access_token?reason=transport&productType=web_player	https://spclient.wg.spotify.com/track-playback/v1/devices/

Raw Manifest

{
  "name": "__MSG_name__",
  "icons": {
    "32": "images/32.png",
    "48": "images/48.png",
    "64": "images/64.png",
    "128": "images/128.png",
    "256": "images/256.png"
  },
  "action": {
    "default_icon": {
      "32": "images/32.png",
      "48": "images/48.png",
      "64": "images/64.png",
      "128": "images/128.png",
      "256": "images/256.png"
    },
    "default_popup": "popup.html",
    "default_title": "Blockify Ad Blocker"
  },
  "author": "Spotify Ad Blocker: Blockify",
  "version": "1.8.4",
  "commands": {
    "open_spotify": {
      "description": "Press Alt + S to open Spotify (option + S for MacOS)",
      "suggested_key": {
        "mac": "Alt+S",
        "linux": "Alt+S",
        "default": "Alt+S",
        "windows": "Alt+S",
        "chromeos": "Alt+S"
      }
    }
  },
  "background": {
    "service_worker": "background.js"
  },
  "short_name": "Spotify Ad Blocker",
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "description": "__MSG_description__",
  "permissions": [
    "declarativeNetRequest",
    "declarativeNetRequestFeedback",
    "scripting",
    "storage",
    "background",
    "activeTab",
    "webNavigation",
    "tabs",
    "alarms"
  ],
  "homepage_url": "https://getblockify.com",
  "default_locale": "en",
  "content_scripts": [
    {
      "js": [
        "css.js",
        "sharebx.js"
      ],
      "run_at": "document_idle",
      "matches": [
        "*://*/*"
      ],
      "exclude_matches": [
        "https://open.spotify.com/*",
        "https://*.youtube.com/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "js": [
        "content_script.js",
        "frames.js"
      ],
      "css": [
        "styles.css"
      ],
      "run_at": "document_idle",
      "matches": [
        "https://open.spotify.com/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "js": [
        "yt.js"
      ],
      "css": [
        "yt.css"
      ],
      "run_at": "document_start",
      "matches": [
        "https://*.youtube.com/*"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "offline_enabled": true,
  "host_permissions": [
    "*://*/*"
  ],
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "declarative_net_request": {
    "rule_resources": [
      {
        "id": "ruleset_0",
        "path": "rules.json",
        "enabled": true
      },
      {
        "id": "ublock-filters",
        "path": "/filters/ublock-filters.json",
        "enabled": true
      },
      {
        "id": "easylist",
        "path": "/filters/easylist.json",
        "enabled": true
      },
      {
        "id": "easyprivacy",
        "path": "/filters/easyprivacy.json",
        "enabled": true
      },
      {
        "id": "pgl",
        "path": "/filters/pgl.json",
        "enabled": true
      },
      {
        "id": "urlhaus-full",
        "path": "/filters/urlhaus-full.json",
        "enabled": true
      },
      {
        "id": "yt-rules",
        "path": "/filters/yt.json",
        "enabled": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "web_accessible_resources": [
    {
      "matches": [
        "<all_urls>"
      ],
      "resources": [
        "*"
      ],
      "all_frames": true,
      "extension_ids": [
        "*"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Spotify Ad Blocker - Blockify

Extension Details

Context-Aware Verdict

Security Analysis

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

Host Permissions:

Embedded URLs (70 total):

Raw Manifest

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