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Secure Exam Proctor
Version 1.5.26023.28 View in Chrome Web Store
Last scanned: 10 days ago
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Extension Details
Developer:
proctorio.com
Rating:
2.7 ★
(584 ratings)
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.
CRITICAL
Overall Risk
Trust Factors:
The extension is developed by Proctorio.com, a legitimate company that provides online exam proctoring services. However, the low rating of 2.7 out of 584 reviews suggests significant user dissatisfaction. The lack of visible download numbers and last updated date makes it difficult to assess current usage and maintenance status.
Concerns:
This extension has an extremely invasive permission set that goes far beyond what most users would expect. The combination of desktopCapture, tabCapture, system monitoring (CPU, memory, storage, display), geolocation, and broad host permissions creates a comprehensive surveillance system. The management permission allows control over other extensions, while proxy settings can redirect all web traffic. The webRequest permission combined with all_urls access means it can intercept and modify any web communication. The unsafe WebAssembly execution policy raises additional security concerns about hidden malicious code.
While these permissions may be necessary for exam proctoring functionality, they create significant privacy and security risks. The extension essentially has complete access to monitor and control your entire browsing experience and system resources.
Recommendations:
Given the critical risk level, only install this extension if absolutely required for academic purposes. Use a completely separate Chrome profile dedicated solely to proctored exams, with no personal data, saved passwords, or other extensions. Immediately uninstall after exam completion. Never use this profile for regular browsing activities.
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: clipboardWrite
This extension has the clipboardWrite permission. Can modify clipboard content. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
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.
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: management
This extension has the management permission. Can manage other extensions. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: privacy
This extension has the privacy permission. Can modify privacy settings. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: proxy
This extension has the proxy permission. Can control proxy settings. 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.
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.
HIGH
Unsafe WebAssembly Execution
This extension's Content Security Policy allows 'wasm-unsafe-eval', which permits potentially dangerous WebAssembly code execution. This could be used to hide malicious code or perform CPU-intensive operations.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: geolocation
This extension has the geolocation permission. Can access your location.
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.
Security Analysis Details
Required Permissions:
- alarms
- tabs
- scripting
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- clipboardWrite
- webRequest
- declarativeNetRequest
- webNavigation
- management
- browsingData
- cookies
- tts
- geolocation
- notifications
- desktopCapture
- proxy
- system.cpu
- system.memory
- system.storage
- system.display
- downloads
- power
- tabCapture
- privacy
- offscreen
- sidePanel
Optional Permissions:
- downloads.open
Host Permissions:
- ws://*/*
- wss://*/*
- <all_urls>
Content Security Policy:
- extension_pages: script-src 'self' 'wasm-unsafe-eval'; object-src 'self';
Embedded URLs (249 total):
| https://github.com/zloirock/core-js | https://github.com/Daninet/hash-wasm | |
| https://www.fontsquirrel.com/license/homemade-apple | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |
| http://usablica.github.io/intro.js/ | https://openjsf.org/ | |
| https://github.com/jquery/jquery | https://github.com/lit/lit | |
| https://github.com/pieroxy/lz-string | https://github.com/google-ai-edge/mediapipe | |
| https://github.com/mcollina/minimist | https://github.com/janl/mustache.js | |
| http://opencv.org/license.html | https://github.com/webcomponents/custom-elements/tree/master | |
| https://github.com/webcomponents/shadycss/tree/master | https://github.com/webcomponents/polyfills/tree/master/packages/webcomponentsjs | |
| http://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202911160 | http://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/203076064 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202384890 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202164014 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/200287479 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/203165960 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/115000505932 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/203014064 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/204198197 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202384390 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/204263178-Why-do-I-have-to-share-my-screen-with-Proctorio- | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/201147600 | |
| http://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202881214 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202111634 | |
| http://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202883304 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/201147610 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/201147620 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202259930 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202659744 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/115000769972 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/200706535 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202881214 | |
| http://chrome.blogspot.com/2015/11/updates-to-chrome-platform-support.html | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/200826404 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/204440037 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/216251457 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/203150140 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/4414095635853 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/205312568 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/206089927 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/203045034 | http://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202919260 | |
| http://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/200761954 | http://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/200761964 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/203092698 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/200714395 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/ | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/115000493711 | |
| https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95414 | https://proctoriostatus.com | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/115000760451 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13569970444429-360-degree-view-of-the-exam-environment | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13568378003341-Floor-Scan | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13570212641165-Desk-Scan | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13570462634381-Monitor-Scan | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13568758290317-Ceiling-Scan | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13569082799885-Under-the-Desk-Scan | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13849725002765-Items-not-permitted-Notes | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13572018967693-Items-not-permitted-Writing-utensils | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13849490847117-Items-not-permitted-Books | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13571069957133-Items-not-permitted-Food | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13570968888333-Items-not-permitted-Drinks | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13849597473549-Items-not-permitted-Calculators | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13849664544013-Items-not-permitted-Mobile-devices | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13849688073357-Items-not-permitted-Smoking | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/13570633246349-Items-not-permitted-Public-testing-area | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/360042737011 | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/29892925399053 | |
| https://proctorio.com/about/privacy | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/210102628 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/9209847334157-Record-Environment | https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/360002439311 | |
| https://proctorio.zendesk.com/hc/articles/202112044-Why-does-Proctorio-set-a-password-on-the-exam | https://cdn.proctorio.com/media/de/bedingungen.pdf |
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Raw Manifest
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