Privacy Guard & Manager
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Risk Score
4.55
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Top Risks
- Privacy policy URL is the extension's own store listing page — not a real policy; classified as generic/non-scoped.
- Developer uses free Gmail address with no verifiable business identity.
- install_url_hijack and uninstall_url_hijack flags are true (targets null but hooks are present).
- 'privacy' permission allows direct manipulation of core browser privacy/security controls.
- No CSP present (MV3 mitigates partially, but js_external_hosts include github.com and webbrowsertools.com).
Evidence
- privacy_policy_points_to_store_listing store Privacy policy URL resolves to the extension's own Chrome Web Store page — not a dedicated policy document.
- free_webmail_developer store Developer email muyu.biovie@gmail.com is a free Gmail account; no verified business domain.
- install_and_uninstall_url_hijack crx install_url_hijack=true and uninstall_url_hijack=true; target URLs are null but hooks are wired.
- privacy_permission_high_capability manifest 'privacy' permission grants control over browser-wide privacy settings (DNT, referrer, tracking protection).
- external_js_hosts crx Extension references github.com and webbrowsertools.com as external JS hosts; no CSP to constrain them.
- featured_by_google store Extension carries 'Featured' badge from Google, providing partial trust signal.
- no_cve_findings crx cve_findings_raw is empty; no vulnerable bundled libraries detected.
- no_code_findings crx code_findings_raw is empty; no eval, exfil, or obfuscation detected (obfuscation_score=0.0).
Permissions Breakdown
- storage low Persists user preferences locally; minimal risk.
- privacy high Controls browser privacy settings (tracking protection, referrer policy, etc.) — sensitive capability.
Pillar Scores
Permissions3.50
Reputation6.50
Network2.00
Webstore5.50
Maintenance3.50
Privacy9.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-06-16 07:34
Listing SHA
992e06aaa2f5…
Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
18.5s