Extension Details
Rating:
2.6 ★
(25 ratings)
Users:
30,000
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.
HIGH
Overall Risk
Trust Factors: The extension has concerning trust indicators with only 30,000 users and a poor 2.6-star rating from just 25 reviews, suggesting user dissatisfaction. The lack of developer information and company details raises transparency concerns. The generic name "EC Assist" provides little insight into the extension's actual purpose or legitimacy.
Concerns: The extension requests extremely broad permissions that appear excessive for most legitimate use cases. The combination of webRequest and webNavigation permissions allows comprehensive monitoring and modification of all web traffic, while the universal host permissions (*://*/*) grant access to every website you visit. This creates a powerful surveillance and data interception capability. The webRequest permission is particularly concerning as it can modify network requests, potentially redirecting traffic or injecting malicious content. The poor user rating suggests the extension may not be functioning as expected or could be exhibiting suspicious behavior.
Recommendations: Given the high risk profile, avoid installing this extension unless absolutely necessary. If you must use it, run it in a completely separate Chrome profile isolated from your main browsing activities and sensitive accounts. Consider looking for alternative extensions with more limited permissions and better user reviews. Monitor your network activity if installed, and remove immediately if you notice any unusual behavior or unauthorized data transmission.
Findings
This section provides a detailed analysis of the extension's security posture, without broader context. Assumes worst-case impact.
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: webNavigation
This extension has the webNavigation permission. Can track your web navigation. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: webRequest
This extension has the webRequest permission. Can intercept and modify web requests. 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:
- sidePanel
- activeTab
- webRequest
- webNavigation
- scripting
- storage
Host Permissions:
- *://*/*
- http://*/*
- https://*/*
Embedded URLs (50 total):
| https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | https://github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-extensions-samples/issues/987 | |
| https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77213045/error-sidepanel-open-may-only-be-called-in-response-to-a-user-gesture-re | https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx | |
| https://g.co/ng/security#xss | http://www.w3.org/2000/svg | |
| http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml | http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink | |
| http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace | http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/ | |
| http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML | https://ngrx.io/guide/store/configuration/runtime-checks | |
| https://empty.data | https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/12215725 | |
| https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/12216424 | https://tagmanager.google.com/ | |
| https://support.google.com/sa360/answer/14218731 | https://support.google.com/google-ads/gethelp | |
| https://ads.google.com/ | https://analytics.google.com/ | |
| https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/13262500 | https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/13258081#Specify_CSS_or_Javascript | |
| https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/11021502 | https://support.google.com/analytics/topic/14172013 | |
| https://support.google.com/sa360/answer/12863936 | https://support.google.com/searchads/answer/12856809 | |
| https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/13262500#Code_snippet | https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/13258081#Add_a_code_snippet | |
| https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7548399 | https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/7679316 | |
| https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/iframe | https://support.google.com/sa360/answer/12863936?ref_topic=14115561 | |
| https://www.google-analytics.com/mp/collect?measurement_id= | https://www.googletagmanager.com/static/service_worker/ | |
| https://google.com/ccm/ | https://google.com/pagead/form-data/ | |
| https://google.com/pagead/landing | https://googlesyndication.com/pagead/landing | |
| https://ad.doubleclick.net/activity | https://fonts.gstatic.com | |
| https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3GUBGEe.woff2 | https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3iUBGEe.woff2 | |
| https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3CUBGEe.woff2 | https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3-UBGEe.woff2 | |
| https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMawCUBGEe.woff2 | https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMaxKUBGEe.woff2 | |
| https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3OUBGEe.woff2 | https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3KUBGEe.woff2 | |
| https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3yUBA.woff2 | https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/materialicons/v143/flUhRq6tzZclQEJ-Vdg-IuiaDsNc.woff2 |
Raw Manifest
{ "name": "EC Assist", "icons": { "16": "assets/icon16.png", "48": "assets/icon48.png", "128": "assets/icon128.png" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "assets/icon16.png", "48": "assets/icon48.png", "128": "assets/icon128.png" }, "default_title": "Click to open sidepanel" }, "author": "gTech", "version": "1.23.107", "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "description": "Enhanced Conversions validation and troubleshooting assistant.", "permissions": [ "sidePanel", "activeTab", "webRequest", "webNavigation", "scripting", "storage" ], "host_permissions": [ "*://*/*", "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "manifest_version": 3, "externally_connectable": { "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ] } }
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