Sonic the Hedgehog Cursor ★ Custom Cursor for Chrome™
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Risk Score
4.64
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Top Risks
- Uninstall URL hijack to yowgames.com — tracks user churn via UTM parameters on every removal.
- Install URL hijack to yowgames.com — opens 3rd-party page on install with campaign tracking.
- Privacy policy (yowgames.com) admits data collection and 3rd-party sharing but is not scoped to this extension.
- Free-webmail developer (gmail) with no verified publisher status and no business-domain identity.
- Content scripts injected on all URLs (*://*/*) giving page-level DOM access on every site visited.
Evidence
- uninstall_url_hijack crx chrome.runtime.setUninstallURL targets yowgames.com with UTM campaign tracking on removal.
- install_url_hijack crx onInstalled opens yowgames.com with UTM campaign tracking — 3rd-party redirect on install.
- privacy_policy_generic_admits_sharing api Policy fetched; scope_extension=false, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true → v3.5 D rule → +10.0.
- free_webmail_developer store Developer email afraezgi4@gmail.com — numbered alias on free webmail, no verified publisher.
- content_scripts_all_urls manifest content_scripts_matches=[*://*/*] injects JS on every page despite single declared permission.
- no_csp manifest content_security_policy is null; MV3 strict default applies but no explicit CSP declared.
- webstore_uninstall_hijack_score store Uninstall URL hijack rule applies +3.0 to webstore pillar per rubric.
- install_url_hijack_score store Install URL hijack rule applies +2.0 to webstore pillar per rubric.
Permissions Breakdown
- storage low Used to persist cursor preference settings locally.
- content_scripts *://*/* medium Broad content script injection on all URLs; injects cursor overlay on every page visited.
Pillar Scores
Permissions1.30
Reputation6.50
Network0.00
Webstore8.00
Maintenance3.50
Privacy10.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-08-28 23:11
Listing SHA
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Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
—