The Simpsons Cursor ★ Custom Cursor for Chrome™
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Risk Score
5.16
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Top Risks
- Uninstall URL hijack to yowgames.com with UTM tracking — confirmed monetization/data-collection pattern.
- Install URL hijack opens yowgames.com on install — aggressive user-tracking on first run.
- Privacy policy (yowgames.com) admits data collection + third-party sharing but not scoped to this extension → Privacy pillar 10.0.
- Free-webmail developer (gunaysimge48@gmail.com) with no verified publisher badge — low accountability.
- Content script runs on *://* giving read access to every page the user visits.
Evidence
- uninstall_url_hijack crx setUninstallURL targets yowgames.com with UTM params — monetization/tracking on uninstall.
- install_url_hijack crx onInstalled opens yowgames.com with UTM params — tracking on install event.
- privacy_policy_not_scoped api Policy fetched; scope_extension=false, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true — generic site policy.
- free_webmail_developer store Developer email gunaysimge48@gmail.com; no verified publisher badge; developer_domain gmail.com.
- content_scripts_broad manifest content_scripts_matches: *://*/* — injected on all sites for cursor replacement.
- no_csp manifest content_security_policy is null; csp_present=false on MV3 extension.
- external_host_yowgames crx js_external_hosts includes yowgames.com — operator's own domain contacted at runtime.
- jquery_3_6_0_bundled crx jquery 3.6.0 detected; no CVEs found in cve_findings_raw for this version.
Permissions Breakdown
- storage low Used to persist cursor selection preference; low risk in isolation.
- content_scripts *://*/* medium Content script injected on every site; changes cursor appearance but reads full page DOM.
Pillar Scores
Permissions2.00
Reputation7.00
Network2.00
Webstore8.50
Maintenance3.50
Privacy10.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-08-28 16:34
Listing SHA
716563aa7dce…
Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
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