Is PlotNerd Companion safe to use?

PlotNerd Companion has a security risk score of 35.64/100 (LOW risk). Our security analysis detected 20 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of PlotNerd Companion?

Based on our automated security analysis, PlotNerd Companion presents low 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 "PlotNerd Companion" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v1.0.0

Purpose of This Extension: This extension allows you to instantly send numerical data from any website directly to plotnerd.com for a full statistical analysis and box plot visualization. Why You Should Install It: ✅ INSTANT ANALYSIS: Stop wasting time with manual copy and paste. Right-click any selection of numbers to get instant insights. 🚀 BOOST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY: Perfect for students, researchers, and professionals who need to analyze data quickly and accurately. Drastically speed up your workflow for assignments and research. 📊 UNLOCK POWERFUL TOOLS: Seamlessly connect to plotnerd.com's full suite of features, including quartile calculations, 5-number summaries, and high-quality box plot charts. 🔒 SAFE, SECURE & FREE: The extension is 100% free, contains no ads, and respects your privacy. It only does what it promises: making data analysis easy.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

35.64

out of 100

LOW

20 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 1 permission

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

5 rules(9 hits)

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

Requested Permissions

1 permission

contextMenus

Low

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

9 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 · 10

detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://plotnerd.com/

XIOC detected URL: https://plotnerd.com/

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://plotnerd.com/?data=[ENCODED_DATA]

XIOC detected URL: https://plotnerd.com/?data=[ENCODED_DATA]

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: plotnerd.com

XIOC detected Domain: plotnerd.com

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Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

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Domain

detected Domain: chrome.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: chrome.google.com

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detected Domain: icons.zip

XIOC detected Domain: icons.zip

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URL

detected URL: https://plotnerd.com/?data=$

XIOC detected URL: https://plotnerd.com/?data=$

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://plotnerd.com/'

XIOC detected URL: https://plotnerd.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

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

PlotNerd Companion is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.0.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 35.64/100 (LOW risk) based on 20 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents low security risk. Some minor findings were detected, but nothing that would prevent typical usage. Reviewing the detailed findings below is recommended before use in sensitive environments.

Findings Breakdown

High: 9 finding(s)
Medium: 11 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

PlotNerd Companion is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 6 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.