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Extension Details
Rating:
1.8 ★
(29 ratings)
Users:
7,000
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.
MEDIUM
Overall Risk
Trust Factors: The extension has concerning trust indicators including a very low rating of 1.8 stars from 29 reviews, suggesting poor user experience or functionality issues. With only 7,000 users, it has limited adoption which reduces community validation. The lack of visible author and developer information raises transparency concerns, making it difficult to assess the creator's credibility.
Concerns: The primary concern is the broad content script injection across all HTTP and HTTPS websites, which allows the extension to access and potentially modify content on every website you visit. While the storage permission alone is reasonable for an image zoom tool to save user preferences, the combination of universal web access with poor user ratings is problematic. The low rating suggests the extension may not function as intended, potentially indicating rushed development or inadequate testing.
Recommendations: Given the medium risk level, consider running this extension in a separate Chrome profile to isolate it from your main browsing activities and sensitive accounts. Before installation, look for alternative image zoom extensions with better ratings and more transparent developer information. If you choose to proceed, monitor the extension's behavior closely and be prepared to remove it if you notice any unusual activity or performance issues. The poor user reviews suggest you may want to find a more reliable alternative that better serves your image zooming needs.
Findings
This section provides a detailed analysis of the extension's security posture, without broader context. Assumes worst-case impact.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: storage
This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.
Security Analysis Details
Required Permissions:
- storage
Content Security Policy:
- extension_pages: script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'; frame-src 'self'; child-src 'self'
Embedded URLs (8 total):
| http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink | http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace | |
| http://www.w3.org/2000/svg | http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML | |
| http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml | https://findniche.com?utm_source=imageZoom | |
| https://findniche.com/best-shopify-dropshipping-plugins?utm_source=imageZoom | https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx |
Raw Manifest
{ "name": "__MSG_appName__", "icons": { "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" }, "action": { "default_icon": "icons/icon48.png", "default_popup": "index.html", "default_title": "Image Zoom Tool" }, "version": "1.0.3", "background": { "service_worker": "assets/js/background.js" }, "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "description": "__MSG_appDesc__", "permissions": [ "storage" ], "default_locale": "en", "content_scripts": [ { "js": [ "assets/js/vendors.js", "assets/js/content-scripts.js" ], "css": [ "assets/css/app.css" ], "run_at": "document_start", "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ] } ], "manifest_version": 3, "content_security_policy": { "extension_pages": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'; frame-src 'self'; child-src 'self'" } }
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