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Risk Score
5.59
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Top Risks
- proxy permission gives full traffic redirection capability to unknown gmail-only developer
- Privacy policy is Google's own generic policy — not scoped to this extension at all (admits data collection + 3rd-party sharing)
- Install-URL hijack opens turbotunnel.space on install — install-time redirect to unrelated 3rd-party domain
- Free-webmail developer (chatlak4512@gmail.com), no developer name, no business website — unverifiable identity
- JS contacts 4 countries (CA, NL, RU, US) including Russia; app.myxavpn.pro is an external VPN backend with no disclosed affiliation
Evidence
- proxy_permission manifest proxy declared — redirects all browser TCP connections through developer-controlled servers.
- install_url_hijack crx onInstalled opens https://turbotunnel.space/ — 3rd-party redirect on install.
- free_webmail_no_dev_name store Developer email chatlak4512@gmail.com; developer_name empty; no business domain verifiable.
- generic_google_privacy_policy store Privacy URL is Google's own account policy — scope_extension=false, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true.
- external_vpn_backend crx JS contacts app.myxavpn.pro — undisclosed external VPN backend; not listed in host_permissions.
- geo_diversity_russia api JS hosts span CA, NL, RU, US — includes Russian-hosted infrastructure for a VPN extension.
- small_install_high_perm store Only 219 installs with HIGH-tier proxy permission — tail-attack-surface anomaly flagged.
- no_csp manifest content_security_policy is null; MV3 strict default applies but no explicit CSP declared.
Permissions Breakdown
- https://dns.google/* medium Google DNS-over-HTTPS endpoint; same rationale as cloudflare-dns.
- proxy high Full proxy control lets extension intercept/redirect all browser traffic — core VPN risk surface.
- https://cloudflare-dns.com/* medium DNS-over-HTTPS endpoint; consistent with VPN function but still a sensitive network target.
Pillar Scores
Permissions6.00
Reputation8.00
Network5.50
Webstore5.50
Maintenance0.00
Privacy10.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-09-02 13:15
Listing SHA
6562c789e3f5…
Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
—