Earth Maps Satellite
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Risk Score
4.32
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🚫 BLOCK
Top Risks
- Default search engine hijacked to bestfreemaps.com — clear ad-monetization shell pattern.
- Privacy policy admits data collection + 3rd-party sharing but is not scoped to this extension.
- Uninstall URL hijack AND install URL hijack both flagged — aggressive user-tracking lifecycle.
- Extension name/email domain mismatch (QwerPDF vs earth3dmaps.com) suggests throwaway alias.
- No CSP on MV3 extension with external JS host (earth3dmaps.com) and search override.
Evidence
- search_provider_override manifest chrome_settings_overrides sets is_default=true, redirecting searches to bestfreemaps.com/earthmaps.php.
- uninstall_url_hijack crx uninstall_url_hijack=true; extension registers an uninstall URL callback to a 3rd-party target.
- install_url_hijack crx install_url_hijack=true; extension opens a 3rd-party URL on first install.
- privacy_policy_scope_mismatch api Policy fetched from earth3dmaps.com; scope_extension=false, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true.
- developer_domain_mismatch store Developer email @qwerpdf.com; privacy policy and JS host on earth3dmaps.com — different domain.
- no_csp manifest content_security_policy is null; csp_present=false despite external JS host earth3dmaps.com.
- external_js_host crx js_external_hosts=[earth3dmaps.com]; scripts loaded from a domain not matching developer identity.
- search_override_monetization manifest Search URL bestfreemaps.com has no relation to stated 'Earth Maps Satellite' functionality — shell pattern.
Permissions Breakdown
- storage low Local key-value storage only; no cross-origin data access.
- chrome_settings_overrides.search_provider (is_default) high Silently hijacks the user's default search engine to bestfreemaps.com — classic monetization vector.
Pillar Scores
Permissions6.00
Reputation5.50
Network2.00
Webstore8.00
Maintenance3.50
Privacy10.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-09-02 15:50
Listing SHA
3b01b95d4ba1…
Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
—