Is Thesis Flow — PhD Writing Tracker safe to use?

Thesis Flow — PhD Writing Tracker has a security risk score of 84.83/100 (HIGH risk). Our security analysis detected 70 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Thesis Flow — PhD Writing Tracker?

Based on our automated security analysis, Thesis Flow — PhD Writing Tracker presents high 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 "Thesis Flow — PhD Writing Tracker" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v0.3.2

The ultimate companion for your PhD journey. ThesisFlow replaces your default "New Tab" page with a beautiful, distraction-free environment designed specifically for academic writers, graduate students, and researchers. Stop losing track of your word count and start building a consistent daily writing habit. 🎓 Features Tailored for Researchers Daily Writing Goals: Set a custom target and watch your progress bar fill up as you log your words. Writing Streaks: Build momentum! Our automatic streak calculator tracks your consecutive writing days to keep you motivated. Chapter Tracking: Break your massive thesis down into manageable chunks. Set target word counts for your Introduction, Methods, Results, and more, and visualize your progress with a clean donut chart. Weekly Analytics: A beautiful 7-day bar chart shows your weekly writing trends and calculates your daily average. Quick Links Manager: Keep your most-used academic tools (Google Scholar, PubMed, Overleaf, Zotero) just one click away. Destress Module: Writing a thesis is hard. Click the coffee cup icon to take a quick break with curated academic, science, and lab memes. Sticky Notes & Tasks: Jot down sudden brilliant ideas, hypotheses, or daily to-dos without leaving your dashboard. 🔒 Privacy First & Offline Capable ThesisFlow operates entirely on your local machine. No account required. No cloud syncing of your thesis data. Everything is saved directly to your browser's secure local storage. Easily export your entire writing log to a CSV file at any time. 🎨 Beautiful & Productive Design Enjoy a premium aesthetic with light and dark modes that automatically sync with your operating system preferences. We feature rotating daily quotes from famous scientists and researchers to keep you inspired. Take control of your thesis writing today with ThesisFlow.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

84.83

out of 100

HIGH

70 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 3 permissions

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

Obfuscation

Network

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

6 rules(11 hits)

NoUseWeakRandom postinstall system command postinstall file download postinstall file manipulation LocalStorageShouldNotBeUsed postinstall crypto operations

Requested Permissions

3 permissions

storage

Low

https://biocomicals.blogspot.com/*

Low

https://meme-api.com/*

Low

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

14 total

YARA Rule Matches

6 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 56

Domain

detected Domain: t.id

XIOC detected Domain: t.id

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detected IP: 9::

XIOC detected IP: 9::

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URL

detected URL: https://biocomicals.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=json&max-results=150

XIOC detected URL: https://biocomicals.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=json&max-results=150

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URL

detected URL: https://meme-api.com/gimme/$

XIOC detected URL: https://meme-api.com/gimme/$

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URL

detected URL: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

XIOC detected URL: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

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URL

detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/

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URL

detected URL: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

XIOC detected URL: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

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URL

detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/

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URL

detected URL: https://www.zotero.org

XIOC detected URL: https://www.zotero.org

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URL

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

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

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URL

detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGn3vK9lrphXyDddlyHEciJ3jSXBb2R4ylDaOGCVUGVoSG-9frgqMtIAoxjtHWp0zndUB9SVbCImhplIHRYwluxuF0lBygTbdu-453BnpiQ9qY0dojvPxAtHEmSdI7Ax-u3zKgpn9RGsxx/s1600/scissors.gif

XIOC detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGn3vK9lrphXyDddlyHEciJ3jSXBb2R4ylDaOGCVUGVoSG-9frgqMtIAoxjtHWp0zndUB9SVbCImhplIHRYwluxuF0lBygTbdu-453BnpiQ9qY0dojvPxAtHEmSdI7Ax-u3zKgpn9RGsxx/s1600/scissors.gif

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URL

detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYogfd4GbQgXioTJvsFWqYh5AN2tVUQO3bIUc4oDfzRzpoCU9znz572l1ptavF0odK3wFMEkT4M_1xLURU2g2GNqhj2EtAwsBdCnI2ZHX2Utul5TfV6hNKofaUsnkW-wkoOsjmjM0UXmPn/s1600/haha.gif

XIOC detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYogfd4GbQgXioTJvsFWqYh5AN2tVUQO3bIUc4oDfzRzpoCU9znz572l1ptavF0odK3wFMEkT4M_1xLURU2g2GNqhj2EtAwsBdCnI2ZHX2Utul5TfV6hNKofaUsnkW-wkoOsjmjM0UXmPn/s1600/haha.gif

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URL

detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5oW8DDauXfDJvphv-O-IEschqdyDIkqBvaS5Z00tZl3A1WS0bItv6WYGekDQTU_Xr7OwNFVEyE48Ipx-1GTLyb3FZSH9Jv5gnjb4iPV6XAj_rVbo9oNoKkKgguIQ0skdV5zYhF-qzKRm/s1600/multichannel.gif

XIOC detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5oW8DDauXfDJvphv-O-IEschqdyDIkqBvaS5Z00tZl3A1WS0bItv6WYGekDQTU_Xr7OwNFVEyE48Ipx-1GTLyb3FZSH9Jv5gnjb4iPV6XAj_rVbo9oNoKkKgguIQ0skdV5zYhF-qzKRm/s1600/multichannel.gif

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URL

detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPixAq4VMNdm3b1AzRAu99dtkrAJzEXFHns4BLYrL7HOnFDEVHms7ohCBeNOYqRz4qirLMcP7FrjOQRXSl2P3L0cMLRARTjsjHxDxjkJs7VN9PfIKiRoxs84kNVCifAgg_W7M1BjKvDNnD/s1600/major-revisions.gif

XIOC detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPixAq4VMNdm3b1AzRAu99dtkrAJzEXFHns4BLYrL7HOnFDEVHms7ohCBeNOYqRz4qirLMcP7FrjOQRXSl2P3L0cMLRARTjsjHxDxjkJs7VN9PfIKiRoxs84kNVCifAgg_W7M1BjKvDNnD/s1600/major-revisions.gif

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detected IP: 8::

XIOC detected IP: 8::

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URL

detected Domain: purl.org

XIOC detected Domain: purl.org

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Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

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Domain

detected Domain: example.com

XIOC detected Domain: example.com

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Domain

detected Domain: card.glass

XIOC detected Domain: card.glass

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Domain

detected Domain: modal.glass

XIOC detected Domain: modal.glass

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URL

detected URL: https://scholar.google.com

XIOC detected URL: https://scholar.google.com

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URL

detected URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

XIOC detected URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Domain

detected Domain: a.download

XIOC detected Domain: a.download

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Domain

detected Domain: a.click

XIOC detected Domain: a.click

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Domain

detected Domain: x.id

XIOC detected Domain: x.id

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URL

detected URL: https://example.com

XIOC detected URL: https://example.com

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Domain

detected Domain: n.id

XIOC detected Domain: n.id

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Domain

detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.org

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Domain

detected Domain: ns.adobe.com

XIOC detected Domain: ns.adobe.com

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Domain

detected Domain: data.map

XIOC detected Domain: data.map

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Domain

detected Domain: d.total

XIOC detected Domain: d.total

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Domain

detected Domain: link.name

XIOC detected Domain: link.name

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Domain

detected Domain: rect.top

XIOC detected Domain: rect.top

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Domain

detected Domain: it.name

XIOC detected Domain: it.name

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Domain

detected Domain: log.map

XIOC detected Domain: log.map

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Domain

detected Domain: rows.map

XIOC detected Domain: rows.map

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Domain

detected Domain: www.zotero.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.zotero.org

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Domain

detected Domain: www.overleaf.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.overleaf.com

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Domain

detected Domain: chrome.storage

XIOC detected Domain: chrome.storage

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Domain

detected Domain: date.now

XIOC detected Domain: date.now

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Domain

detected Domain: e.date

XIOC detected Domain: e.date

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Domain

detected Domain: c.target

XIOC detected Domain: c.target

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Domain

detected Domain: c.name

XIOC detected Domain: c.name

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URL

detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9HnNSjMbAfNJtjyXZ5MmpBjzOBg3u-6bpsvW_J9Lrz3nlwfCDnvarvnOV2n7SUEZBM86s7jWyx6FKHXYib-mqKfHm23OWwAwxPjSaixCkwu_rNIltcvLyB3HKv5pTkEz2GUpfMRZCMe6/s1600/runningawaygel.gif

XIOC detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9HnNSjMbAfNJtjyXZ5MmpBjzOBg3u-6bpsvW_J9Lrz3nlwfCDnvarvnOV2n7SUEZBM86s7jWyx6FKHXYib-mqKfHm23OWwAwxPjSaixCkwu_rNIltcvLyB3HKv5pTkEz2GUpfMRZCMe6/s1600/runningawaygel.gif

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detected IP: ed::af

XIOC detected IP: ed::af

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Domain

detected Domain: meme-api.com

XIOC detected Domain: meme-api.com

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Domain

detected Domain: biocomicals.blogspot.com

XIOC detected Domain: biocomicals.blogspot.com

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Domain

detected Domain: blogger.googleusercontent.com

XIOC detected Domain: blogger.googleusercontent.com

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Domain

detected Domain: scholar.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: scholar.google.com

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Domain

detected Domain: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

XIOC detected Domain: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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URL

detected URL: https://meme-api.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://meme-api.com/*

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URL

detected URL: https://biocomicals.blogspot.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://biocomicals.blogspot.com/*

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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: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceEvent#

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceEvent#

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URL

detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/

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URL

detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWgvopjSv5APe7gxAXvc3W0uL-Owiuw359PWCooAJ00TRPiYdQcox-jZG6MPDMTr04Ax4H3UQ19bRrCSr3PfyuqXbiq8SFg-v4p4HwXZUxcBvJC7wiDFY5xomJMaCsgTH8TCNBJhBdN0C/s1600/ready-to-be-accepted.gif

XIOC detected URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWgvopjSv5APe7gxAXvc3W0uL-Owiuw359PWCooAJ00TRPiYdQcox-jZG6MPDMTr04Ax4H3UQ19bRrCSr3PfyuqXbiq8SFg-v4p4HwXZUxcBvJC7wiDFY5xomJMaCsgTH8TCNBJhBdN0C/s1600/ready-to-be-accepted.gif

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Thesis Flow — PhD Writing Tracker is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 0.3.2 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 84.83/100 (HIGH risk) based on 70 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: 12 finding(s)
Medium: 58 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

Thesis Flow — PhD Writing Tracker is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 21 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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Is "Thesis Flow — PhD Writing Tracker" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

Risk Assessment

Severity Breakdown

Finding Categories

YARA Rules Matched

Requested Permissions

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

OBFUSCATION-SUSPICIOUS_EXTERNAL_IMPORT-app.js-0

NET-FETCH-app.js-764

NET-FETCH-app.js-791

YARA Rule Matches

NoUseWeakRandom

postinstall system command

postinstall file download

postinstall file manipulation

LocalStorageShouldNotBeUsed

postinstall crypto operations

Indicators of Compromise

All Indicators · 56

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Risk Assessment

Findings Breakdown

What Was Analyzed

Developer Information

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