Is BrowserChat safe to use?

BrowserChat has a security risk score of 62.28/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 225 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of BrowserChat?

Based on our automated security analysis, BrowserChat 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 "BrowserChat" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v1.0.1

This is easy to use chat to talk with users viewing same page. With BrowserChat add-on you can: - Discuss latest news - Discuss technology - Discuss music or movie - Leave feedback about some product or service - Leave comment on the page without registration on the opened web-site - Watch live streams and talk live with other users And registered users can share their mood by sharing music with users on the same page.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

62.28

out of 100

MEDIUM

225 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 3 permissions

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

168

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

Network

154

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

10 rules(57 hits)

postinstall network communication postinstall file download postinstall file manipulation postinstall obfuscation postinstall environment access postinstall system command NoUseWeakRandom postinstall crypto operations LocalStorageShouldNotBeUsed postinstall persistence mechanism

Requested Permissions

3 permissions

tabs

Medium

activeTab

Medium

storage

Low

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

71 total

YARA Rule Matches

10 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

136

Strings

154

All Indicators · 154

Domain

detected Domain: frame.search

XIOC detected Domain: frame.search

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://fusesource.com)

XIOC detected URL: http://fusesource.com)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://www.kreatio.com)

XIOC detected URL: https://www.kreatio.com)

extracted_from_files

URL

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

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

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto&display=swap

XIOC detected URL: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto&display=swap

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,300,300italic,400italic,600'

XIOC detected URL: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,300,300italic,400italic,600'

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/3.1.1/css/font-awesome.css

XIOC detected URL: https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/3.1.1/css/font-awesome.css

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://fontawesome.com/license/free

XIOC detected URL: https://fontawesome.com/license/free

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URL

detected URL: https://www.olx.ua/hobbi-otdyh-i-sport/sport-otdyh/futbol/krivoyrog/#from404)

XIOC detected URL: https://www.olx.ua/hobbi-otdyh-i-sport/sport-otdyh/futbol/krivoyrog/#from404)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://api.codetunnel.net/random-nick',

XIOC detected URL: https://api.codetunnel.net/random-nick',

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URL

detected URL: https://ka-f.fontawesome.com

XIOC detected URL: https://ka-f.fontawesome.com

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URL

detected URL: http://sockjs.org

XIOC detected URL: http://sockjs.org

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://www.jmesnil.net/stomp-websocket/doc/

XIOC detected URL: http://www.jmesnil.net/stomp-websocket/doc/

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://jmesnil.net/)

XIOC detected URL: http://jmesnil.net/)

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Domain

detected Domain: currentaudio.play

XIOC detected Domain: currentaudio.play

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: window.open

XIOC detected Domain: window.open

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: document.location.search

XIOC detected Domain: document.location.search

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: label.radio

XIOC detected Domain: label.radio

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: netdna.bootstrapcdn.com

XIOC detected Domain: netdna.bootstrapcdn.com

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg

XIOC detected URL: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://fontawesome.com

XIOC detected URL: https://fontawesome.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: backgroundpage.tempuser.name

XIOC detected Domain: backgroundpage.tempuser.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: backgroundpage.user.name

XIOC detected Domain: backgroundpage.user.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: backgroundpage.stream

XIOC detected Domain: backgroundpage.stream

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: request.data.online

XIOC detected Domain: request.data.online

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: pageviewinfo.host

XIOC detected Domain: pageviewinfo.host

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: fonts.googleapis.com

XIOC detected Domain: fonts.googleapis.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: evt.data

XIOC detected Domain: evt.data

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: headers.id

XIOC detected Domain: headers.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: r.call

XIOC detected Domain: r.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: e.search

XIOC detected Domain: e.search

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: i.host

XIOC detected Domain: i.host

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: r.data

XIOC detected Domain: r.data

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: n.id

XIOC detected Domain: n.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: www.kreatio.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.kreatio.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: hasprop.call

XIOC detected Domain: hasprop.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: data.search

XIOC detected Domain: data.search

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: player.play

XIOC detected Domain: player.play

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: date.now

XIOC detected Domain: date.now

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: slice.call

XIOC detected Domain: slice.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: headers.host

XIOC detected Domain: headers.host

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: y.host

XIOC detected Domain: y.host

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: r.host

XIOC detected Domain: r.host

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: n.host

XIOC detected Domain: n.host

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: sockjs.min.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: sockjs.min.js.map

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: www.jmesnil.net

XIOC detected Domain: www.jmesnil.net

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: jmesnil.net

XIOC detected Domain: jmesnil.net

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: fusesource.com

XIOC detected Domain: fusesource.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: u.open

XIOC detected Domain: u.open

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call

XIOC detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: t.date

XIOC detected Domain: t.date

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: l.date

XIOC detected Domain: l.date

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: p.call

XIOC detected Domain: p.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: u.global

XIOC detected Domain: u.global

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: l.rest

XIOC detected Domain: l.rest

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: o.target

XIOC detected Domain: o.target

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: c.id

XIOC detected Domain: c.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: this.xdr.open

XIOC detected Domain: this.xdr.open

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: this.to

XIOC detected Domain: this.to

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: this.ws

XIOC detected Domain: this.ws

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: n.chrome

XIOC detected Domain: n.chrome

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: n.chrome.app

XIOC detected Domain: n.chrome.app

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: s.prototype.close.call

XIOC detected Domain: s.prototype.close.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: this.es

XIOC detected Domain: this.es

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: this.id

XIOC detected Domain: this.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: u.call

XIOC detected Domain: u.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: i.id

XIOC detected Domain: i.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: e.name

XIOC detected Domain: e.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: s.name

XIOC detected Domain: s.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: e.call

XIOC detected Domain: e.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: this.xhr.open

XIOC detected Domain: this.xhr.open

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: a.call

XIOC detected Domain: a.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: s.call

XIOC detected Domain: s.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: t.data

XIOC detected Domain: t.data

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: e.data

XIOC detected Domain: e.data

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: this.iframeobj.post

XIOC detected Domain: this.iframeobj.post

extracted_from_files

detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: r.open

XIOC detected Domain: r.open

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: l.tostring.call

XIOC detected Domain: l.tostring.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: h.call

XIOC detected Domain: h.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: l.hasownproperty.call

XIOC detected Domain: l.hasownproperty.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: f.call

XIOC detected Domain: f.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: t.call

XIOC detected Domain: t.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: r.at

XIOC detected Domain: r.at

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: this.data

XIOC detected Domain: this.data

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: i.data

XIOC detected Domain: i.data

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: a.data

XIOC detected Domain: a.data

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: this.ir

XIOC detected Domain: this.ir

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: e.ir

XIOC detected Domain: e.ir

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: y.call

XIOC detected Domain: y.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: c.map

XIOC detected Domain: c.map

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: l.map

XIOC detected Domain: l.map

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: r.id

XIOC detected Domain: r.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: r.media

XIOC detected Domain: r.media

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: e.id

XIOC detected Domain: e.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: t.map

XIOC detected Domain: t.map

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: sockjs.org

XIOC detected Domain: sockjs.org

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: i.call

XIOC detected Domain: i.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: object.prototype.tostring.call

XIOC detected Domain: object.prototype.tostring.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: t.constructor.name

XIOC detected Domain: t.constructor.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: array.prototype.join.call

XIOC detected Domain: array.prototype.join.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: array.prototype.foreach.call

XIOC detected Domain: array.prototype.foreach.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: o.call

XIOC detected Domain: o.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: o.open

XIOC detected Domain: o.open

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: elmnt.id

XIOC detected Domain: elmnt.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: event.target.id

XIOC detected Domain: event.target.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: displaystate.show

XIOC detected Domain: displaystate.show

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: y.so

XIOC detected Domain: y.so

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: ka-f.fontawesome.com

XIOC detected Domain: ka-f.fontawesome.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: kit.fontawesome.com

XIOC detected Domain: kit.fontawesome.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: n.call

XIOC detected Domain: n.call

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: document.location.host

XIOC detected Domain: document.location.host

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: event.target

XIOC detected Domain: event.target

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: attribute.name

XIOC detected Domain: attribute.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: data.id

XIOC detected Domain: data.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: request.user.name

XIOC detected Domain: request.user.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: request.id

XIOC detected Domain: request.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: request.data

XIOC detected Domain: request.data

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: request.stream

XIOC detected Domain: request.stream

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: conf.user.name

XIOC detected Domain: conf.user.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: api.codetunnel.net

XIOC detected Domain: api.codetunnel.net

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: requestmanager.post

XIOC detected Domain: requestmanager.post

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: sender.tab.id

XIOC detected Domain: sender.tab.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: booking.com

XIOC detected Domain: booking.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: tab.id

XIOC detected Domain: tab.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: browserchat.net

XIOC detected Domain: browserchat.net

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: cs.ws

XIOC detected Domain: cs.ws

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: conf.tempuser.name

XIOC detected Domain: conf.tempuser.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: conf.stream

XIOC detected Domain: conf.stream

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: res.host

XIOC detected Domain: res.host

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: request.host

XIOC detected Domain: request.host

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: fontawesome.com

XIOC detected Domain: fontawesome.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: www.inkscape.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.inkscape.org

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: msg.id

XIOC detected Domain: msg.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: msg.date

XIOC detected Domain: msg.date

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: user.country

XIOC detected Domain: user.country

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: user.id

XIOC detected Domain: user.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: www.olx.ua

XIOC detected Domain: www.olx.ua

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: a.ne

XIOC detected Domain: a.ne

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: x.as

XIOC detected Domain: x.as

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: z.sm

XIOC detected Domain: z.sm

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: c8x.us

XIOC detected Domain: c8x.us

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: j.hu

XIOC detected Domain: j.hu

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: lw.se

XIOC detected Domain: lw.se

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.org

extracted_from_files

detected IP: a::

XIOC detected IP: a::

extracted_from_files

detected IP: ::1

XIOC detected IP: ::1

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: g.om

XIOC detected Domain: g.om

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: v.md

XIOC detected Domain: v.md

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: kb.ph

XIOC detected Domain: kb.ph

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: s.eu

XIOC detected Domain: s.eu

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: 016.np

XIOC detected Domain: 016.np

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: o.host

XIOC detected Domain: o.host

extracted_from_files

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

BrowserChat is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.0.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 62.28/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 225 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents high security risk. Significant concerns were identified during analysis. It is not recommended for use in sensitive or production environments without thorough review.

Findings Breakdown

High: 57 finding(s)
Medium: 168 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

BrowserChat is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 10 users.

Recommendation

This extension is not recommended for installation without thorough manual review. Consider alternatives with lower risk scores, or contact the developer to address the identified security concerns.

Source Code Viewer

Source Code Not Available

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

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Risk Assessment

Severity Breakdown

Finding Categories

YARA Rules Matched

Requested Permissions

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

NET-FETCH-backgroundScripts/requestManager.js-4

NET-FETCH-popup/player/playerPage.js-314

NET-FETCH-popup/mainPopup/mainPopup.js-302

NET-FETCH-popup/registration/confirm.js-9

NET-FETCH-popup/registration/confirm.js-39

NET-FETCH-backgroundScripts/requestManager.js-32

NET-FETCH-backgroundScripts/requestManager.js-51

NET-FETCH-contentScripts/contentMain.js-38

NET-FETCH-popup/mainPopup/mainPopup.js-258

NET-FETCH-backgroundScripts/requestManager.js-21

NET-FETCH-backgroundScripts/Utils.js-5

MANIFEST-SENSITIVE-PERM-TABS

NET-FETCH-backgroundScripts/Utils.js-10

NET-FETCH-popup/registration/register.js-27

YARA Rule Matches

postinstall network communication

postinstall file download

postinstall file manipulation

postinstall obfuscation

postinstall environment access

postinstall system command

NoUseWeakRandom

postinstall crypto operations

LocalStorageShouldNotBeUsed

postinstall persistence mechanism

Indicators of Compromise

All Indicators · 154

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Risk Assessment

Findings Breakdown

What Was Analyzed

Developer Information

Recommendation

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