Top Risks

• Uninstall and install URL both hijack to gameograf.com — confirmed monetization shell pattern.
• New-tab override replaces every new tab; combined with search permission gives persistent user-behavior capture.
• Privacy policy is Google's own policy (not scoped to this extension) — admits broad data collection and 3rd-party sharing.
• External JS hosts include major platforms (Netflix, Instagram, YouTube, X) suggesting tracker or affiliate injection.
• Manifest name/description are i18n stubs (__MSG__), obscuring actual declared function — cloaking signal.

Evidence

• uninstall_url_hijack crx chrome.runtime.setUninstallURL → gameograf.com with UTM tags (ovkas campaign); textbook monetization redirect.
• install_url_hijack crx onInstalled opens gameograf.com with same UTM cluster — dual hijack confirms monetization shell.
• newtab_override manifest chrome_url_overrides.newtab = index.html; replaces every new tab for all users.
• privacy_policy_generic store Policy URL is Google's own account policy; scope_extension=false, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true.
• external_hosts_major_platforms crx JS contacts gameograf.com, instagram.com, netflix.com, youtube.com, x.com — broad tracking/affiliate surface.
• manifest_stub_strings manifest manifest_name and manifest_description are __MSG__ placeholders; hides true function from store review.
• no_csp manifest content_security_policy is null; MV3 default applies but no explicit restriction declared.
• low_install_newtab store Only 171 installs for a newtab override extension; low blast radius but monetization infrastructure fully in place.

Permissions Breakdown

• search medium Allows reading and manipulating browser search; paired with newtab override elevates risk.
• chrome_url_overrides.newtab high Replaces every new tab — persistent high-reach surface for monetization or tracking.

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