Is URL Tracker Redactor safe to use?

URL Tracker Redactor has a security risk score of 40.16/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 93 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of URL Tracker Redactor?

Based on our automated security analysis, URL Tracker Redactor presents medium risk level. The extension is analyzed for malware patterns, secret exposure, network communications, permissions, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

How is the security score calculated?

Risky Plugins calculates security scores using weighted categories: severity of findings (25 points max), malware detections (35 points), secret exposure (28 points), network communications (10 points), and obfuscation (10 points). Scores range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating greater risk.

What does CRITICAL, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, MINIMAL risk mean?

CRITICAL (80-100): Severe security issues like malware. HIGH (60-79): Significant vulnerabilities. MEDIUM (40-59): Moderate security concerns. LOW (20-39): Minor issues. MINIMAL (0-19): Very low risk. Always review findings before installing any extension.

Is "URL Tracker Redactor" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v1.0.5

While surfing the web on mobile devices you pay for the amount of data transmitted to and from your browser. By eliminating calls to advertising and data harvesting networks this extension conserves your precious bandwidth for your direct use. You can save money on the data package in you mobile phone bill with this extension As added bonus is that this conservation also makes your browsing faster. Using cookies for tracking your every move across the internet is old-fashioned. Now the tracking is embedded into the links them selves. This extension removes some of the most common tracking tags - to free you from the tight embrace of targeted manipulation by websites. The extension is written in the new Manifest V3 format advanced by Google and is therefore future-proof in the near-to-medium term. Likewise it is written without any javascript to safeguard the security and privacy of the user. It contains no code that can be subverted by others.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

40.16

out of 100

MEDIUM

93 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 3 permissions

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

5 rules(18 hits)

postinstall network communication postinstall file download postinstall file manipulation postinstall crypto operations postinstall system command

Requested Permissions

3 permissions

*://*/*

Dangerous

background

Low

declarativeNetRequest

Low

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

18 total

YARA Rule Matches

5 rules

Indicators of Compromise

Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 63

Domain

detected Domain: taboola.com

XIOC detected Domain: taboola.com

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URL

detected URL: https://tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/teg/core/prod/utag[

XIOC detected URL: https://tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/teg/core/prod/utag[

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URL

detected URL: https://[

XIOC detected URL: https://[

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URL

detected URL: https://www.linkedin.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://www.linkedin.com/*

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URL

detected URL: https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js

XIOC detected URL: https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js

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URL

detected URL: https://www.facebook.com/tr

XIOC detected URL: https://www.facebook.com/tr

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URL

detected URL: https://snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js

XIOC detected URL: https://snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js

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URL

detected URL: https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/)([a-z0-9/]*beacon.js

XIOC detected URL: https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/)([a-z0-9/]*beacon.js

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URL

detected URL: https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js

XIOC detected URL: https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js

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URL

detected URL: https://[a-z

XIOC detected URL: https://[a-z

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Domain

detected Domain: permutive.com

XIOC detected Domain: permutive.com

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Domain

detected Domain: collector.brandmetrics.com

XIOC detected Domain: collector.brandmetrics.com

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Domain

detected Domain: uk.bs

XIOC detected Domain: uk.bs

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Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

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detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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Domain

detected Domain: www.browsersolutions.no

XIOC detected Domain: www.browsersolutions.no

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Other

detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

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Domain

detected Domain: k5a.io

XIOC detected Domain: k5a.io

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Domain

detected Domain: userreport.com

XIOC detected Domain: userreport.com

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Domain

detected Domain: parsely.com

XIOC detected Domain: parsely.com

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Domain

detected Domain: 360yield.com

XIOC detected Domain: 360yield.com

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Domain

detected Domain: adsby.bidtheatre.com

XIOC detected Domain: adsby.bidtheatre.com

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Domain

detected Domain: google.com

XIOC detected Domain: google.com

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URL

detected URL: https://[0-9a-z]*.permutive.com/[0-9a-z

XIOC detected URL: https://[0-9a-z]*.permutive.com/[0-9a-z

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Domain

detected Domain: facebook.com

XIOC detected Domain: facebook.com

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Domain

detected Domain: google-analytics.com

XIOC detected Domain: google-analytics.com

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Domain

detected Domain: doubleclick.net

XIOC detected Domain: doubleclick.net

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Domain

detected Domain: linkedin.com

XIOC detected Domain: linkedin.com

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Domain

detected Domain: e.clarity.ms

XIOC detected Domain: e.clarity.ms

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Domain

detected Domain: static.trafficjunky.com

XIOC detected Domain: static.trafficjunky.com

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Domain

detected Domain: analytics.tiktok.com

XIOC detected Domain: analytics.tiktok.com

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Domain

detected Domain: www.facebook.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.facebook.com

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Domain

detected Domain: snap.licdn.com

XIOC detected Domain: snap.licdn.com

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Domain

detected Domain: sb.scorecardresearch.com

XIOC detected Domain: sb.scorecardresearch.com

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Domain

detected Domain: ping.chartbeat.net

XIOC detected Domain: ping.chartbeat.net

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Domain

detected Domain: logx.optimizely.com

XIOC detected Domain: logx.optimizely.com

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Domain

detected Domain: tags.tiqcdn.com

XIOC detected Domain: tags.tiqcdn.com

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Domain

detected Domain: fresnel.vimeocdn.com

XIOC detected Domain: fresnel.vimeocdn.com

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Domain

detected Domain: amazon-adsystem.com

XIOC detected Domain: amazon-adsystem.com

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Domain

detected Domain: amazon.com

XIOC detected Domain: amazon.com

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Domain

detected Domain: com.amazon.csm.csa.prod

XIOC detected Domain: com.amazon.csm.csa.prod

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Domain

detected Domain: api.permutive.com

XIOC detected Domain: api.permutive.com

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Domain

detected Domain: byteoversea.com

XIOC detected Domain: byteoversea.com

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Domain

detected Domain: www.linkedin.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.linkedin.com

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Domain

detected Domain: www.google-analytics.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.google-analytics.com

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Domain

detected Domain: connect.facebook.net

XIOC detected Domain: connect.facebook.net

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Domain

detected Domain: smartadserver.com

XIOC detected Domain: smartadserver.com

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Domain

detected Domain: adnuntius.delivery

XIOC detected Domain: adnuntius.delivery

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Domain

detected Domain: adgrx.com

XIOC detected Domain: adgrx.com

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Domain

detected Domain: t.co

XIOC detected Domain: t.co

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Domain

detected Domain: googlesyndication.com

XIOC detected Domain: googlesyndication.com

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Domain

detected Domain: lp4.io

XIOC detected Domain: lp4.io

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URL

detected URL: https://logx.optimizely.com/v1/events

XIOC detected URL: https://logx.optimizely.com/v1/events

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URL

detected URL: https://[0-9a-z]*.taboola.com/[0-9a-z]*/log

XIOC detected URL: https://[0-9a-z]*.taboola.com/[0-9a-z]*/log

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URL

detected URL: https://(play

XIOC detected URL: https://(play

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URL

detected URL: https://www.googletag(services

XIOC detected URL: https://www.googletag(services

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URL

detected URL: https://ping.chartbeat.net/ping

XIOC detected URL: https://ping.chartbeat.net/ping

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URL

detected URL: https://collector.brandmetrics.com

XIOC detected URL: https://collector.brandmetrics.com

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URL

detected URL: https://fresnel.vimeocdn.com/add/player

XIOC detected URL: https://fresnel.vimeocdn.com/add/player

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URL

detected URL: https://www.browsersolutions.no/privacy_policy.html

XIOC detected URL: https://www.browsersolutions.no/privacy_policy.html

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/browsersolutions/URL-Tracker-Redactor_for_Chrome

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/browsersolutions/URL-Tracker-Redactor_for_Chrome

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URL

detected URL: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

XIOC detected URL: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

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Domain

detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

URL Tracker Redactor is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.0.5 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 40.16/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 93 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents moderate security risk. Several findings were detected that may warrant attention. Users should carefully review the permissions and findings before installation.

Findings Breakdown

High: 18 finding(s)
Medium: 75 finding(s)

What Was Analyzed

The security assessment covers multiple analysis categories:

Malware Detection: YARA rule matching against 2,400+ malware signatures
Secret Detection: Scanning for exposed API keys, tokens, and credentials
Static Analysis: Code-level security analysis for common vulnerability patterns
Network Analysis: Detection of suspicious network communications and endpoints
Obfuscation Detection: Identification of code obfuscation techniques

Developer Information

URL Tracker Redactor is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 3 users.

Recommendation

Exercise caution with this extension. Review the detailed findings and ensure the requested permissions align with the extension's stated functionality before installation.

Source Code Viewer

Source Code Not Available

Source code is not available for this version of the extension.