Is Direct Paper Importer safe to use?

Direct Paper Importer has a security risk score of 62.23/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 177 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Direct Paper Importer?

Based on our automated security analysis, Direct Paper Importer 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 "Direct Paper Importer" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v1.1.2

When you are opening a PDF paper by the PDF viewer, you can import the paper to Mendeley Library directly. Notes: ・If you use this extension, you have to register your Mendeley's account. ・It only works when you open a PDF file by PDF.js viewer or chrome's default pdf viewer. Other viewers are not confirmed. References: ・pdf viewer (PDF.js) https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pdf-viewer/oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm?hl=ja ・Mendeley https://www.mendeley.com/ Update: Jul. 18th, 2021: fixed authorization bugs.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

62.23

out of 100

MEDIUM

177 security findings detected across all analyzers

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

154

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware

Network

143

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

7 rules(23 hits)

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

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

33 total

YARA Rule Matches

7 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

121

Strings

143

All Indicators · 143

Domain

detected Domain: nextstate.call

XIOC detected Domain: nextstate.call

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detected IP: e::bef

XIOC detected IP: e::bef

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detected IP: ::af

XIOC detected IP: ::af

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URL

detected URL: https://popper.js.org)

XIOC detected URL: https://popper.js.org)

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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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URL

detected URL: https://www.mendeley.com/

XIOC detected URL: https://www.mendeley.com/

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URL

detected URL: https://api.mendeley.com/documents

XIOC detected URL: https://api.mendeley.com/documents

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URL

detected URL: https://api.mendeley.com/folders/

XIOC detected URL: https://api.mendeley.com/folders/

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URL

detected URL: https://getbootstrap.com/)

XIOC detected URL: https://getbootstrap.com/)

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE)

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URL

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

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

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/graphs/contributors)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/graphs/contributors)

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Domain

detected Domain: popper.min.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: popper.min.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: www.mendeley.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.mendeley.com

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Other

detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

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URL

detected URL: https://npidohmmbejkcfpcheggofmfdbnlhngg.chromiumapp.org

XIOC detected URL: https://npidohmmbejkcfpcheggofmfdbnlhngg.chromiumapp.org

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URL

detected URL: https://api.mendeley.com/folders

XIOC detected URL: https://api.mendeley.com/folders

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URL

detected URL: https://api.mendeley.com/oauth/token

XIOC detected URL: https://api.mendeley.com/oauth/token

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URL

detected URL: https://api.mendeley.com/oauth/authorize?client_id='

XIOC detected URL: https://api.mendeley.com/oauth/authorize?client_id='

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Domain

detected Domain: t.data

XIOC detected Domain: t.data

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Domain

detected Domain: e.data

XIOC detected Domain: e.data

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Domain

detected Domain: n.name

XIOC detected Domain: n.name

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Domain

detected Domain: o.style

XIOC detected Domain: o.style

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Domain

detected Domain: t.elements.popper.style

XIOC detected Domain: t.elements.popper.style

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Domain

detected Domain: t.elements.arrow.style

XIOC detected Domain: t.elements.arrow.style

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Domain

detected Domain: r.style

XIOC detected Domain: r.style

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Domain

detected Domain: t.host

XIOC detected Domain: t.host

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Domain

detected Domain: t.top

XIOC detected Domain: t.top

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Domain

detected Domain: n.top

XIOC detected Domain: n.top

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Domain

detected Domain: n.bottom-n.top

XIOC detected Domain: n.bottom-n.top

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Domain

detected Domain: a.top-f.top

XIOC detected Domain: a.top-f.top

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Domain

detected Domain: r.top

XIOC detected Domain: r.top

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Domain

detected Domain: n.data

XIOC detected Domain: n.data

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Domain

detected Domain: doreset.call

XIOC detected Domain: doreset.call

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Domain

detected Domain: this.name

XIOC detected Domain: this.name

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Domain

detected Domain: msg.name

XIOC detected Domain: msg.name

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Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

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Domain

detected Domain: e.host

XIOC detected Domain: e.host

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Domain

detected Domain: e.name

XIOC detected Domain: e.name

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Domain

detected Domain: o.name

XIOC detected Domain: o.name

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Domain

detected Domain: modecreator.call

XIOC detected Domain: modecreator.call

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detected Domain: serializablecipher.encrypt.call

XIOC detected Domain: serializablecipher.encrypt.call

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detected Domain: serializablecipher.decrypt.call

XIOC detected Domain: serializablecipher.decrypt.call

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Domain

detected Domain: generatekeystreamandencrypt.call

XIOC detected Domain: generatekeystreamandencrypt.call

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Domain

detected Domain: exchangelr.call

XIOC detected Domain: exchangelr.call

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Domain

detected Domain: exchangerl.call

XIOC detected Domain: exchangerl.call

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Domain

detected Domain: generatekeystreamword.call

XIOC detected Domain: generatekeystreamword.call

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Domain

detected Domain: cryptojs.md

XIOC detected Domain: cryptojs.md

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Domain

detected Domain: c.md

XIOC detected Domain: c.md

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Domain

detected Domain: superinit.call

XIOC detected Domain: superinit.call

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Domain

detected Domain: www.openssl.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.openssl.org

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Domain

detected Domain: dofinalize.call

XIOC detected Domain: dofinalize.call

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Domain

detected Domain: xorblock.call

XIOC detected Domain: xorblock.call

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detected Domain: cipher.reset.call

XIOC detected Domain: cipher.reset.call

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Domain

detected Domain: click.bs.tab.data

XIOC detected Domain: click.bs.tab.data

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Domain

detected Domain: bootstrap.min.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: bootstrap.min.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: gmail.com

XIOC detected Domain: gmail.com

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Domain

detected Domain: base.clone.call

XIOC detected Domain: base.clone.call

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Domain

detected Domain: bufferedblockalgorithm.reset.call

XIOC detected Domain: bufferedblockalgorithm.reset.call

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Domain

detected Domain: algo.md

XIOC detected Domain: algo.md

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Domain

detected Domain: hasher.clone.call

XIOC detected Domain: hasher.clone.call

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Domain

detected Domain: config.target

XIOC detected Domain: config.target

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Domain

detected Domain: t.target.id

XIOC detected Domain: t.target.id

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Domain

detected Domain: load.bs.scrollspy.data

XIOC detected Domain: load.bs.scrollspy.data

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Domain

detected Domain: hide.bs.tab

XIOC detected Domain: hide.bs.tab

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Domain

detected Domain: show.bs.tab

XIOC detected Domain: show.bs.tab

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Domain

detected Domain: hidden.bs.tab

XIOC detected Domain: hidden.bs.tab

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Domain

detected Domain: shown.bs.tab

XIOC detected Domain: shown.bs.tab

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Domain

detected Domain: config.placement.call

XIOC detected Domain: config.placement.call

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Domain

detected Domain: config.title.call

XIOC detected Domain: config.title.call

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Domain

detected Domain: this.constructor.event.click

XIOC detected Domain: this.constructor.event.click

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Domain

detected Domain: e.show

XIOC detected Domain: e.show

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Domain

detected Domain: e.map

XIOC detected Domain: e.map

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Domain

detected Domain: e.call

XIOC detected Domain: e.call

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Domain

detected Domain: click.bs.modal.data

XIOC detected Domain: click.bs.modal.data

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Domain

detected Domain: e.target

XIOC detected Domain: e.target

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Domain

detected Domain: click.bs.offcanvas.data

XIOC detected Domain: click.bs.offcanvas.data

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Domain

detected Domain: load.bs.offcanvas.data

XIOC detected Domain: load.bs.offcanvas.data

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Domain

detected Domain: activetrigger.click

XIOC detected Domain: activetrigger.click

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Domain

detected Domain: this.constructor.event.show

XIOC detected Domain: this.constructor.event.show

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Domain

detected Domain: this.constructor.name

XIOC detected Domain: this.constructor.name

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Domain

detected Domain: i.next

XIOC detected Domain: i.next

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Domain

detected Domain: t.target

XIOC detected Domain: t.target

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Domain

detected Domain: keydown.bs.dropdown.data

XIOC detected Domain: keydown.bs.dropdown.data

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Domain

detected Domain: click.bs.dropdown.data

XIOC detected Domain: click.bs.dropdown.data

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Domain

detected Domain: keyup.bs.dropdown.data

XIOC detected Domain: keyup.bs.dropdown.data

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Domain

detected Domain: t.style

XIOC detected Domain: t.style

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Domain

detected Domain: backdrop.show

XIOC detected Domain: backdrop.show

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Domain

detected Domain: click.bs.carousel.data

XIOC detected Domain: click.bs.carousel.data

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Domain

detected Domain: load.bs.carousel.data

XIOC detected Domain: load.bs.carousel.data

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Domain

detected Domain: element.id

XIOC detected Domain: element.id

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Domain

detected Domain: this.show

XIOC detected Domain: this.show

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Domain

detected Domain: element.style

XIOC detected Domain: element.style

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Domain

detected Domain: click.bs.collapse.data

XIOC detected Domain: click.bs.collapse.data

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Domain

detected Domain: popper.js.org

XIOC detected Domain: popper.js.org

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Domain

detected Domain: click.bs.alert.data

XIOC detected Domain: click.bs.alert.data

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Domain

detected Domain: click.bs.button.data

XIOC detected Domain: click.bs.button.data

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Domain

detected Domain: e.top

XIOC detected Domain: e.top

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Domain

detected Domain: this.next

XIOC detected Domain: this.next

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Domain

detected Domain: b.one

XIOC detected Domain: b.one

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Domain

detected Domain: this.to

XIOC detected Domain: this.to

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Domain

detected Domain: s.to

XIOC detected Domain: s.to

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Domain

detected Domain: tostring.call

XIOC detected Domain: tostring.call

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Domain

detected Domain: t.name

XIOC detected Domain: t.name

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Domain

detected Domain: t.call

XIOC detected Domain: t.call

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Domain

detected Domain: b.off

XIOC detected Domain: b.off

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Domain

detected Domain: this.constructor.data

XIOC detected Domain: this.constructor.data

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Domain

detected Domain: this.data

XIOC detected Domain: this.data

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Domain

detected Domain: modal.show

XIOC detected Domain: modal.show

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Domain

detected Domain: modal-backdrop.show

XIOC detected Domain: modal-backdrop.show

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detected Domain: tooltip.show

XIOC detected Domain: tooltip.show

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Domain

detected Domain: offcanvas.show

XIOC detected Domain: offcanvas.show

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Domain

detected Domain: bootstrap.min.css.map

XIOC detected Domain: bootstrap.min.css.map

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Domain

detected Domain: element.prototype.queryselectorall.call

XIOC detected Domain: element.prototype.queryselectorall.call

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Domain

detected Domain: element.prototype.queryselector.call

XIOC detected Domain: element.prototype.queryselector.call

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-info.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-info.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-warning.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-warning.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-danger.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-danger.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-light.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-light.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-dark.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-dark.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: dropdown-menu.show

XIOC detected Domain: dropdown-menu.show

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Domain

detected Domain: nav-item.show

XIOC detected Domain: nav-item.show

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Domain

detected Domain: form-control.is

XIOC detected Domain: form-control.is

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Domain

detected Domain: textarea.form-control.is

XIOC detected Domain: textarea.form-control.is

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Domain

detected Domain: form-select.is

XIOC detected Domain: form-select.is

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Domain

detected Domain: form-check-input.is

XIOC detected Domain: form-check-input.is

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-primary.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-primary.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-secondary.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-secondary.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-success.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-success.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: api.mendeley.com

XIOC detected Domain: api.mendeley.com

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Domain

detected Domain: npidohmmbejkcfpcheggofmfdbnlhngg.chromiumapp.org

XIOC detected Domain: npidohmmbejkcfpcheggofmfdbnlhngg.chromiumapp.org

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Domain

detected Domain: port.name

XIOC detected Domain: port.name

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Domain

detected Domain: info.id

XIOC detected Domain: info.id

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Domain

detected Domain: getbootstrap.com

XIOC detected Domain: getbootstrap.com

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Domain

detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Domain

detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.org

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detected IP: ::bef

XIOC detected IP: ::bef

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detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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detected IP: ::f

XIOC detected IP: ::f

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detected IP: e::

XIOC detected IP: e::

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detected IP: ed::

XIOC detected IP: ed::

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detected IP: e::af

XIOC detected IP: e::af

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Domain

detected Domain: config.delay.show

XIOC detected Domain: config.delay.show

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Direct Paper Importer is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.1.2 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 62.23/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 177 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: 23 finding(s)
Medium: 154 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

Direct Paper Importer is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 1K 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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Detailed Findings

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YARA Rule Matches

postinstall crypto operations

postinstall network communication

postinstall obfuscation

NoUseWeakRandom

postinstall system command

postinstall file manipulation

postinstall file download

Indicators of Compromise

All Indicators · 143

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