Is "Chrome Remote Desktop" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v2.1

This is the companion extension for the Chrome Remote Desktop website (https://remotedesktop.google.com). This extension enables you to install, view, and modify the Chrome Remote Desktop native client from the web UI. Chrome Remote Desktop allows users to remotely access another computer through Chrome browser or a Chromebook. Computers can be made available on an short-term basis for scenarios such as ad hoc remote support, or on a more long-term basis for remote access to your applications and files. All connections are fully secured. Chrome Remote Desktop is fully cross-platform. Provide remote assistance to Windows, Mac and Linux users, or access your Windows and Mac desktops at any time, all from the Chrome browser on virtually any device, including Chromebooks. For information about privacy, please see the Google Privacy Policy and the Chrome Privacy Notice. For help or troubleshooting please click here: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1649523

Risk Assessment

Analyzed
52.36
out of 100
MEDIUM

187 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 2 permissions

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
8
High
179
Medium
0
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

8
Malware Signatures
178
IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

6 rules(8 hits)
postinstall network communication postinstall file download postinstall crypto operations postinstall obfuscation postinstall file manipulation NoUseWeakRandom

Requested Permissions

2 permissions
nativeMessaging

Exchange messages with programs outside the browser

Dangerous
downloads

Manage, modify, and monitor downloads

High

About This Extension

This is the companion extension for the Chrome Remote Desktop website (https://remotedesktop.google.com). This extension enables you to install, view, and modify the Chrome Remote Desktop native client from the web UI. Chrome Remote Desktop allows users to remotely access another computer through Chrome browser or a Chromebook. Computers can be made available on an short-term basis for scenarios such as ad hoc remote support, or on a more long-term basis for remote access to your applications and files. All connections are fully secured. Chrome Remote Desktop is fully cross-platform. Provide remote assistance to Windows, Mac and Linux users, or access your Windows and Mac desktops at any time, all from the Chrome browser on virtually any device, including Chromebooks. For information about privacy, please see the Google Privacy Policy and the Chrome Privacy Notice. For help or troubleshooting please click here: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1649523

Detailed Findings

9 total

YARA Rule Matches

6 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs
32
IP Addresses
1
Domains
145
Strings
178

All Indicators · 178

Domain
detected Domain: a.g.qa

XIOC detected Domain: a.g.qa

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Domain
detected Domain: l.id

XIOC detected Domain: l.id

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URL
detected URL: https://remoting-daily-5.sandbox.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-5.sandbox.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remoting-daily-6.sandbox.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-6.sandbox.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remoting.sandbox.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remoting.sandbox.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remoting-autopush.sandbox.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-autopush.sandbox.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remoting-daily-0.sandbox.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-0.sandbox.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remoting-daily-1.sandbox.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-1.sandbox.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remoting-daily-2.sandbox.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-2.sandbox.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remoting-daily-3.sandbox.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-3.sandbox.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remoting-daily-4.sandbox.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-4.sandbox.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-0.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-0.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-1.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-1.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-2.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-2.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-3.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-3.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-4.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-4.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-5.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-5.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-6.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-6.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-3.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-3.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-4.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-4.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-5.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-5.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-6.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-6.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotesupport.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotesupport-dev.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-dev.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotesupport-autopush.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-autopush.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop-dev.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-dev.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop-autopush.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-autopush.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-0.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-0.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-1.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-1.corp.google.com/*

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URL
detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-2.corp.google.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-2.corp.google.com/*

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Domain
detected Domain: remoting-daily-2.sandbox.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-2.sandbox.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remoting-daily-3.sandbox.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-3.sandbox.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remoting-daily-4.sandbox.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-4.sandbox.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remoting-daily-5.sandbox.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-5.sandbox.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remoting-daily-6.sandbox.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-6.sandbox.google.com

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

XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop.google.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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Domain
detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-4.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-4.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-5.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-5.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-6.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-6.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remoting.sandbox.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remoting.sandbox.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remoting-autopush.sandbox.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remoting-autopush.sandbox.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remoting-daily-0.sandbox.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-0.sandbox.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: z.call

XIOC detected Domain: z.call

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Domain
detected Domain: remotesupport.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotesupport-dev.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-dev.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotesupport-autopush.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-autopush.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-0.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-0.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-1.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-1.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-2.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-2.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-3.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-3.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-0.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-0.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-1.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-1.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-2.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-2.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-3.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-3.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-4.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-4.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-5.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-5.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-6.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-6.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: this.ma.ga

XIOC detected Domain: this.ma.ga

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Domain
detected Domain: b.na

XIOC detected Domain: b.na

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Domain
detected Domain: a.pa

XIOC detected Domain: a.pa

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Domain
detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop-dev.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-dev.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop-autopush.corp.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-autopush.corp.google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: a.gb

XIOC detected Domain: a.gb

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Domain
detected Domain: a.lb

XIOC detected Domain: a.lb

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Domain
detected Domain: b.pa.name

XIOC detected Domain: b.pa.name

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Domain
detected Domain: b.la

XIOC detected Domain: b.la

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Domain
detected Domain: a.ga

XIOC detected Domain: a.ga

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Domain
detected Domain: this.ma.gb

XIOC detected Domain: this.ma.gb

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Domain
detected Domain: this.na

XIOC detected Domain: this.na

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Domain
detected Domain: downloaditem.show

XIOC detected Domain: downloaditem.show

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Domain
detected Domain: a.tab

XIOC detected Domain: a.tab

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Domain
detected Domain: this.gb

XIOC detected Domain: this.gb

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Domain
detected Domain: n.ga

XIOC detected Domain: n.ga

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Domain
detected Domain: n.gb

XIOC detected Domain: n.gb

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Domain
detected Domain: n.lb

XIOC detected Domain: n.lb

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Domain
detected Domain: ac.call

XIOC detected Domain: ac.call

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Domain
detected Domain: this.ga

XIOC detected Domain: this.ga

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Domain
detected Domain: lc.prototype.sa

XIOC detected Domain: lc.prototype.sa

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Domain
detected Domain: downloads.download

XIOC detected Domain: downloads.download

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Domain
detected Domain: downloads.show

XIOC detected Domain: downloads.show

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Domain
detected Domain: downloaditem.download

XIOC detected Domain: downloaditem.download

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Domain
detected Domain: a.l.show

XIOC detected Domain: a.l.show

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Domain
detected Domain: a.za

XIOC detected Domain: a.za

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Domain
detected Domain: a.l.download

XIOC detected Domain: a.l.download

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IP
detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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Domain
detected Domain: n.qa

XIOC detected Domain: n.qa

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Domain
detected Domain: n.za

XIOC detected Domain: n.za

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Domain
detected Domain: n.pa

XIOC detected Domain: n.pa

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Domain
detected Domain: c.va

XIOC detected Domain: c.va

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Domain
detected Domain: google.com

XIOC detected Domain: google.com

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Domain
detected Domain: v.prototype.sb

XIOC detected Domain: v.prototype.sb

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Domain
detected Domain: b.sa

XIOC detected Domain: b.sa

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Domain
detected Domain: a.ua

XIOC detected Domain: a.ua

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Domain
detected Domain: a.ua.call

XIOC detected Domain: a.ua.call

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Domain
detected Domain: this.za

XIOC detected Domain: this.za

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Domain
detected Domain: d.bb

XIOC detected Domain: d.bb

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Domain
detected Domain: chrome.downloads.download

XIOC detected Domain: chrome.downloads.download

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Domain
detected Domain: o.prototype.bb

XIOC detected Domain: o.prototype.bb

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Domain
detected Domain: e.call

XIOC detected Domain: e.call

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Domain
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XIOC detected Domain: array.prototype.foreach.call

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Domain
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XIOC detected Domain: this.sa

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Domain
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XIOC detected Domain: this.ua

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Domain
detected Domain: this.ca

XIOC detected Domain: this.ca

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Domain
detected Domain: m.prototype.name

XIOC detected Domain: m.prototype.name

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Domain
detected Domain: c.id

XIOC detected Domain: c.id

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Domain
detected Domain: c.prototype.j.call

XIOC detected Domain: c.prototype.j.call

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Domain
detected Domain: chrome.downloads.search

XIOC detected Domain: chrome.downloads.search

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Domain
detected Domain: o.prototype.show

XIOC detected Domain: o.prototype.show

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Domain
detected Domain: chrome.downloads.show

XIOC detected Domain: chrome.downloads.show

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detected Domain: o.prototype.download

XIOC detected Domain: o.prototype.download

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Domain
detected Domain: d.call

XIOC detected Domain: d.call

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XIOC detected Domain: b.ba

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Domain
detected Domain: b.u.call

XIOC detected Domain: b.u.call

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XIOC detected Domain: ab.call

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XIOC detected Domain: a.u.call

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XIOC detected Domain: a.ba

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XIOC detected Domain: a.call

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Domain
detected Domain: this.ba

XIOC detected Domain: this.ba

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Domain
detected Domain: d.ba

XIOC detected Domain: d.ba

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Domain
detected Domain: k.next

XIOC detected Domain: k.next

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detected Domain: d.next.next

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detected Domain: e.ba

XIOC detected Domain: e.ba

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XIOC detected Domain: this.x.next

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detected Domain: this.next

XIOC detected Domain: this.next

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Domain
detected Domain: a.name

XIOC detected Domain: a.name

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Domain
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XIOC detected Domain: a.z.consoletask.run

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XIOC detected Domain: a.g.pa

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detected Domain: a.z.call

XIOC detected Domain: a.z.call

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XIOC detected Domain: a.next

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XIOC detected Domain: this.bb

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XIOC detected Domain: e.open

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XIOC detected Domain: f.location.host

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XIOC detected Domain: h.data

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detected Domain: d.next

XIOC detected Domain: d.next

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detected Domain: this.va

XIOC detected Domain: this.va

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Domain
detected Domain: this.name

XIOC detected Domain: this.name

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Domain
detected Domain: this.la

XIOC detected Domain: this.la

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Domain
detected Domain: date.now

XIOC detected Domain: date.now

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Domain
detected Domain: this.pa

XIOC detected Domain: this.pa

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Domain
detected Domain: this.ma

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Domain
detected Domain: a.na

XIOC detected Domain: a.na

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Domain
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XIOC detected Domain: ua.prototype.name

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Domain
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XIOC detected Domain: a.id

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XIOC detected Domain: b.id

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Domain
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XIOC detected Domain: error.call

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Domain
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XIOC detected Domain: this.lb

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XIOC detected Domain: a.la

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XIOC detected Domain: c.prototype.la

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XIOC detected Domain: c.call

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XIOC detected Domain: f.call

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XIOC detected Domain: b.next

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XIOC detected Domain: array.prototype.slice.call

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XIOC detected Domain: a.sb

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XIOC detected Domain: w.prototype.name

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XIOC detected Domain: w.call

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XIOC detected Domain: this.m.previous.next

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XIOC detected Domain: g.id

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XIOC detected Domain: g.entry.next

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XIOC detected Domain: g.call

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XIOC detected Domain: c.next

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Domain
detected Domain: remotedesktop.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop.google.com

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XIOC detected Domain: b.call

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Domain
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XIOC detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call

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XIOC detected Domain: h.next

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XIOC detected Domain: l.next

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detected Domain: g.next

XIOC detected Domain: g.next

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Domain
detected Domain: remoting-daily-1.sandbox.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-1.sandbox.google.com

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Chrome Remote Desktop is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 2.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 52.36/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 187 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents moderate security risk. Several findings were detected that may warrant attention. Users should carefully review the permissions and findings before installation.

Findings Breakdown

  • High: 8 finding(s)
  • Medium: 179 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

Chrome Remote Desktop is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 39.0M 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.

Frequently Asked Questions