Is "Beautiful Hieroglyphs" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v0.4.1

Replaces images that look like they are from wikihiero usage with higher quality alternatives. Fonts provided are based on the tuxscribe glyphs found here: https://www.qsl.net/5/5b4az/, with some colour correction to better match historical usage, as well as the New Gardiner font found here: https://mjn.host.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/egyptian/fonts/newgardiner.html The images are packaged inside of the extension, so there are no additional network overheads from using it. 63 of the images are not currently replaced, These remaining edge cases will be fixed in future releases. This extension is based on work by Neoklis Kyriazis and modifies the results of work by Guillaume Blanchard, both of whom are thanked for their contributions towards the beautiful rendition of Ancient Egyptian writing.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed
100
out of 100
CRITICAL

1769 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 1 permission

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
6
High
1763
Medium
0
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

6
Malware Signatures
994
Obfuscation

YARA Rules Matched

6 rules
postinstall crypto operations postinstall persistence mechanism postinstall system command postinstall file download postinstall network communication postinstall obfuscation

Requested Permissions

1 permission
storage
Low

About This Extension

Replaces images that look like they are from wikihiero usage with higher quality alternatives. Fonts provided are based on the tuxscribe glyphs found here: https://www.qsl.net/5/5b4az/, with some colour correction to better match historical usage, as well as the New Gardiner font found here: https://mjn.host.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/egyptian/fonts/newgardiner.html The images are packaged inside of the extension, so there are no additional network overheads from using it. 63 of the images are not currently replaced, These remaining edge cases will be fixed in future releases. This extension is based on work by Neoklis Kyriazis and modifies the results of work by Guillaume Blanchard, both of whom are thanked for their contributions towards the beautiful rendition of Ancient Egyptian writing.

Detailed Findings

1000 total

YARA Rule Matches

6 rules

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Beautiful Hieroglyphs is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 0.4.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 100/100 (CRITICAL risk) based on 1769 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents critical security risk. Severe issues were detected, potentially including malware indicators, exposed secrets, or dangerous behaviors. Installation is strongly discouraged until these issues are addressed.

Findings Breakdown

  • High: 6 finding(s)
  • Medium: 1763 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

Beautiful Hieroglyphs is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 62 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.

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