Is Chess.com Analyzer safe to use?

Chess.com Analyzer has a security risk score of 39.98/100 (LOW risk). Our security analysis detected 88 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Chess.com Analyzer?

Based on our automated security analysis, Chess.com Analyzer 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 "Chess.com Analyzer" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v1.1.0

A Chrome extension that provides real-time Stockfish analysis for Chess.com games, displaying the top 3 best moves with visual arrows on the board and an evaluation bar in the popup.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

39.98

out of 100

LOW

88 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 3 permissions

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

8 rules(19 hits)

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

Requested Permissions

3 permissions

storage

Low

offscreen

Low

https://www.chess.com/*

Low

About This Extension

A Chrome extension that provides real-time Stockfish analysis for Chess.com games, displaying the top 3 best moves with visual arrows on the board and an evaluation bar in the popup.

Detailed Findings

19 total

YARA Rule Matches

8 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 69

Domain

detected Domain: node.id

XIOC detected Domain: node.id

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Domain

detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.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.chess.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://www.chess.com/*

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/ddugovic/Stockfish

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/ddugovic/Stockfish

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/niklasf/stockfish.js

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/niklasf/stockfish.js

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Domain

detected Domain: canvas.style

XIOC detected Domain: canvas.style

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Domain

detected Domain: date.tm

XIOC detected Domain: date.tm

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Domain

detected Domain: global.int

XIOC detected Domain: global.int

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Other

detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/hadufer/chess.com-analyzer).

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/hadufer/chess.com-analyzer).

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URL

detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/Chrome%20Web%20Store-Install-blue?logo=googlechrome)](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chesscom-analyzer/iicoipbphmgocoipjhakhbccnlkbmbnm)

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/Chrome%20Web%20Store-Install-blue?logo=googlechrome)](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chesscom-analyzer/iicoipbphmgocoipjhakhbccnlkbmbnm)

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URL

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

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

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Domain

detected Domain: lookup.node.name

XIOC detected Domain: lookup.node.name

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Domain

detected Domain: obj.link

XIOC detected Domain: obj.link

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Domain

detected Domain: indexeddb.open

XIOC detected Domain: indexeddb.open

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Domain

detected Domain: event.data

XIOC detected Domain: event.data

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Domain

detected Domain: event.data.target

XIOC detected Domain: event.data.target

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Domain

detected Domain: tty.stream

XIOC detected Domain: tty.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: sdl.audio

XIOC detected Domain: sdl.audio

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Domain

detected Domain: stream.stream

XIOC detected Domain: stream.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: device.stream

XIOC detected Domain: device.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: ops.open

XIOC detected Domain: ops.open

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Domain

detected Domain: fs.tracking.openflags.read

XIOC detected Domain: fs.tracking.openflags.read

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Domain

detected Domain: fs.open

XIOC detected Domain: fs.open

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Domain

detected Domain: fs.read

XIOC detected Domain: fs.read

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Domain

detected Domain: ret.name

XIOC detected Domain: ret.name

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Domain

detected Domain: workerfs.stream

XIOC detected Domain: workerfs.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: node.parent.id

XIOC detected Domain: node.parent.id

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Domain

detected Domain: current.name

XIOC detected Domain: current.name

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Domain

detected Domain: parent.id

XIOC detected Domain: parent.id

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Domain

detected Domain: this.id

XIOC detected Domain: this.id

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Domain

detected Domain: this.name

XIOC detected Domain: this.name

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Domain

detected Domain: this.stream

XIOC detected Domain: this.stream

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detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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Domain

detected Domain: node.name

XIOC detected Domain: node.name

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Domain

detected Domain: node.link

XIOC detected Domain: node.link

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Domain

detected Domain: nodefs.stream

XIOC detected Domain: nodefs.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: stat.dev

XIOC detected Domain: stat.dev

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Domain

detected Domain: array.prototype.foreach.call

XIOC detected Domain: array.prototype.foreach.call

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Domain

detected Domain: file.name

XIOC detected Domain: file.name

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Domain

detected Domain: ops.read

XIOC detected Domain: ops.read

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Domain

detected Domain: node.stream

XIOC detected Domain: node.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: table.dir.stream

XIOC detected Domain: table.dir.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: table.file.stream

XIOC detected Domain: table.file.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: table.link.stream

XIOC detected Domain: table.link.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: table.chrdev.stream

XIOC detected Domain: table.chrdev.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: attr.dev

XIOC detected Domain: attr.dev

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Domain

detected Domain: backscattering.de

XIOC detected Domain: backscattering.de

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Domain

detected Domain: xhr.open

XIOC detected Domain: xhr.open

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Domain

detected Domain: array.prototype.slice.call

XIOC detected Domain: array.prototype.slice.call

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Domain

detected Domain: module.total

XIOC detected Domain: module.total

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Domain

detected Domain: blocker.name

XIOC detected Domain: blocker.name

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Domain

detected Domain: date.now

XIOC detected Domain: date.now

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Domain

detected Domain: memfs.stream

XIOC detected Domain: memfs.stream

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Domain

detected Domain: arrowssvg.id

XIOC detected Domain: arrowssvg.id

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Domain

detected Domain: rect.top

XIOC detected Domain: rect.top

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Domain

detected Domain: boardrect.top

XIOC detected Domain: boardrect.top

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Domain

detected Domain: parsed.to

XIOC detected Domain: parsed.to

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Domain

detected Domain: message.data

XIOC detected Domain: message.data

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Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

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Domain

detected Domain: e.data

XIOC detected Domain: e.data

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Domain

detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Domain

detected Domain: chess.com

XIOC detected Domain: chess.com

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Domain

detected Domain: img.shields.io

XIOC detected Domain: img.shields.io

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Domain

detected Domain: chromewebstore.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: chromewebstore.google.com

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Domain

detected Domain: www.chess.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.chess.com

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Domain

detected Domain: sender.tab

XIOC detected Domain: sender.tab

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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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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Chess.com Analyzer is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.1.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 39.98/100 (LOW risk) based on 88 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: 19 finding(s)
Medium: 69 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

Chess.com Analyzer is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 35 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.