Top Risks

• Privacy policy URL is unreachable (fetch_error); no effective data handling disclosure exists.
• Search provider override routes all queries to vivotab.info, an unverifiable third-party domain.
• Developer uses free Gmail with no developer name or verified identity.
• Extension is 18 months stale — at the threshold for abandonment/sale risk.
• No installs or ratings data available; zero community validation of trustworthiness.

Evidence

• search_provider_override manifest chrome_settings_overrides sets default search to https://vivotab.info/tef/web?q={searchTerms} with is_default=true.
• privacy_policy_unreachable api Privacy policy URL https://vivotab.info/tef/info/privacy returned fetch_error:ConnectionError; scored as no policy (+10.0).
• free_webmail_no_dev_name store Developer email searchingforahighercause@gmail.com; developer_name is empty; no business website verifiable.
• stale_extension store Last updated February 19, 2025; months_since_update=18, at 6-12mo boundary scoring +6.0 maintenance risk.
• no_installs_or_ratings store Install count not published; rating=0 with no rating_count; no community signal available.
• search_provider_medium_risk manifest chrome_settings_overrides.search_provider scored as MEDIUM permission (+1.0) per rubric item.
• no_bad_hosts_or_cves crx threat_intel bad_host_hits and cve_findings_raw both empty; code_findings_raw empty; obfuscation_score=0.
• no_verified_publisher store verified_publisher=false, is_featured_by_google=false; no reputation discounts apply.

Permissions Breakdown

• searchProvider (chrome_settings_overrides) medium Overrides default search engine to vivotab.info, a non-recognized third-party provider, silently redirecting all queries.

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