Whale VPN
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Risk Score
5.76
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🚫 BLOCK
Top Risks
- proxy permission gives full network routing control to unknown gmail developer with no verified identity
- Install URL hijack opens nimbusshield.space on install — unknown third-party domain, exfil/tracking risk
- Privacy policy is Google's own policy, not scoped to this extension; admits data collection and third-party sharing
- External JS hosts include app.myxavpn.pro and nimbusshield.space (RU/NL geo) — opaque proxy backend
- Free-webmail developer, no developer name, no verified publisher, only 58 installs with HIGH permission
Evidence
- install_url_hijack crx onInstalled opens https://nimbusshield.space/ — third-party domain redirect on install.
- proxy_permission manifest proxy declared — can intercept and reroute all browser traffic to arbitrary servers.
- external_js_hosts crx Contacts app.myxavpn.pro, nimbusshield.space, t.me — opaque VPN backend with Telegram endpoint.
- privacy_policy_generic store Policy URL is Google's own policy page, not extension-specific; scope_extension=false, admits 3rd-party sharing.
- free_webmail_dev_no_name store Developer oveyila408@gmail.com, no developer name, no verified publisher, no business website.
- host_geo_diversity api JS hosts span NL and RU — two countries including Russia for a proxy extension.
- small_install_high_perm store Only 58 installs with proxy (HIGH) permission — tail attack surface anomaly flagged.
- no_csp manifest content_security_policy is null; MV3 mitigates but no explicit CSP declared.
Permissions Breakdown
- proxy high Allows full control of browser proxy/network routing; can intercept or redirect all traffic.
Pillar Scores
Permissions7.00
Reputation8.00
Network4.00
Webstore5.50
Maintenance0.00
Privacy10.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-09-02 13:46
Listing SHA
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Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
—