Top Risks

• Uninstall URL hijack to owhit.com — hard redirect to 3rd-party on removal, classic monetization shell signal.
• Install URL hijack to owhit.com — user tracked and potentially redirected on install.
• Privacy policy is Google's own generic policy; does not scope to this extension at all (data_collection+third_party_sharing=true, scope=false) → +10.0 privacy.
• Free-webmail developer (gmail) with no verified business; newtab+search override combo without accountability.
• NewTab override with search permission: full search-monetization capability with zero transparency.

Evidence

• uninstall_url_hijack crx chrome.runtime.setUninstallURL → https://owhit.com/uninstall; 3rd-party tracking on removal.
• install_url_hijack crx onInstalled opens https://owhit.com/gundam-anime-wallpaper; 3rd-party install tracking.
• newtab_override manifest chrome_url_overrides.newtab = index.html; replaces every new-tab page.
• search_permission manifest Permission 'search' declared alongside newtab override — full search-hijack capability.
• privacy_policy_generic store Policy URL is myaccount.google.com/privacypolicy — Google's policy, not scoped to this extension.
• free_webmail_dev store Developer email canb08898@gmail.com; no verified business domain; no publisher badge.
• js_external_hosts crx Extension references owhit.com, chatgpt.com, instagram.com, x.com, youtube.com — unrelated to wallpaper function.
• privacy_policy_classification api fetched=true, scope_extension=false, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true → D-clause +10.0 privacy.

Permissions Breakdown

• search medium Allows overriding search provider; combined with newtab override creates full search hijack surface.
• chrome_url_overrides.newtab medium Replaces new-tab page; primary monetization vector for wallpaper/theme shells.

Pillar Scores

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