Boom Search
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Risk Score
2.88
Risk Level:
Low
Recommendation:
🟢 LOW RISK — review
Top Risks
- Search-engine override routes all user queries to boomshare.ai, enabling full search-history collection by developer.
- Developer domain instaidol.co does not resolve; developer identity partially unverifiable.
- No developer name listed in store; reduced accountability.
- Description promises screen recording but extension lacks tabCapture/desktopCapture — possible misleading claim.
- Very low install count (17) with verified publisher badge — limited peer validation of actual behavior.
Evidence
- search_provider_override manifest chrome_settings_overrides sets boomshare.ai as default search engine (is_default=true); all queries sent there.
- developer_domain_not_resolving api threat_intel: instaidol.co does not resolve; developer contact domain is dead.
- no_developer_name store developer_name is empty string; reduced attribution.
- description_mismatch store Description promises screen recording but no tabCapture/desktopCapture permissions present.
- privacy_policy_scope api Policy fetched; scope_extension=true, data_collection=true, retention=true, third_party_sharing=true — adequate.
- verified_publisher store Extension carries verified_publisher=true badge despite dead developer domain.
- no_js_no_cve crx js_file_count=0, code_findings_raw empty, cve_findings_raw empty — no executable surface detected.
- low_installs store Only 17 installs; minimal blast radius but also minimal peer validation.
Permissions Breakdown
- chrome_settings_overrides.search_provider (is_default=true) medium Sets default search engine to boomshare.ai; all user queries routed through developer's server.
Pillar Scores
Permissions3.00
Reputation5.00
Network0.00
Webstore4.00
Maintenance1.50
Privacy1.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-08-31 10:32
Listing SHA
af9545b2b7da…
Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
—