Is "Chrome Remote Desktop" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?
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
Analyzed187 security findings detected across all analyzers
Chrome extension requesting 2 permissions
Severity Breakdown
Finding Categories
YARA Rules Matched
6 rules(8 hits)Requested Permissions
2 permissionsExchange messages with programs outside the browser
Manage, modify, and monitor downloads
About This Extension
Detailed Findings
9 totalYARA Rule Matches
6 rulesIndicators of Compromise
Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis
All Indicators · 178
detected Domain: a.g.qa XIOC detected Domain: a.g.qa
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detected Domain: l.id XIOC detected Domain: l.id
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detected URL: https://remoting-daily-5.sandbox.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-5.sandbox.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remoting-daily-6.sandbox.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-6.sandbox.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remoting.sandbox.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remoting.sandbox.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remoting-autopush.sandbox.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-autopush.sandbox.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remoting-daily-0.sandbox.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-0.sandbox.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remoting-daily-1.sandbox.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-1.sandbox.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remoting-daily-2.sandbox.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-2.sandbox.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remoting-daily-3.sandbox.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-3.sandbox.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remoting-daily-4.sandbox.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remoting-daily-4.sandbox.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-0.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-0.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-1.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-1.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-2.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-2.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-3.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-3.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-4.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-4.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-5.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-5.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-6.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-daily-6.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-3.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-3.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-4.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-4.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-5.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-5.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-6.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-6.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotesupport.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotesupport-dev.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-dev.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotesupport-autopush.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotesupport-autopush.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop-dev.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-dev.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop-autopush.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-autopush.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-0.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-0.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-1.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-1.corp.google.com/*
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-2.corp.google.com/* XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop-daily-2.corp.google.com/*
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detected Domain: remoting-daily-2.sandbox.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-2.sandbox.google.com
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detected Domain: remoting-daily-3.sandbox.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-3.sandbox.google.com
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detected Domain: remoting-daily-4.sandbox.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-4.sandbox.google.com
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detected Domain: remoting-daily-5.sandbox.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-5.sandbox.google.com
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detected Domain: remoting-daily-6.sandbox.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-6.sandbox.google.com
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detected URL: https://remotedesktop.google.com/ XIOC detected URL: https://remotedesktop.google.com/
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detected URL: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx XIOC detected URL: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
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detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-4.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-4.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-5.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-5.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-6.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-6.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remoting.sandbox.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remoting.sandbox.google.com
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detected Domain: remoting-autopush.sandbox.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remoting-autopush.sandbox.google.com
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detected Domain: remoting-daily-0.sandbox.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remoting-daily-0.sandbox.google.com
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detected Domain: z.call XIOC detected Domain: z.call
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detected Domain: remotesupport.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotesupport-dev.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-dev.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotesupport-autopush.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-autopush.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-0.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-0.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-1.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-1.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-2.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-2.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-3.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotesupport-daily-3.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-0.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-0.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-1.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-1.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-2.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-2.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-3.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-3.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-4.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-4.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-5.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-5.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-6.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-daily-6.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: this.ma.ga XIOC detected Domain: this.ma.ga
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detected Domain: b.na XIOC detected Domain: b.na
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detected Domain: a.pa XIOC detected Domain: a.pa
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detected Domain: clients2.google.com XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com
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detected Domain: remotedesktop.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotedesktop-dev.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-dev.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: remotedesktop-autopush.corp.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop-autopush.corp.google.com
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detected Domain: a.gb XIOC detected Domain: a.gb
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detected Domain: a.lb XIOC detected Domain: a.lb
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detected Domain: b.pa.name XIOC detected Domain: b.pa.name
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detected Domain: b.la XIOC detected Domain: b.la
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detected Domain: a.ga XIOC detected Domain: a.ga
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detected Domain: this.ma.gb XIOC detected Domain: this.ma.gb
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detected Domain: this.na XIOC detected Domain: this.na
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detected Domain: downloaditem.show XIOC detected Domain: downloaditem.show
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detected Domain: a.tab XIOC detected Domain: a.tab
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detected Domain: this.gb XIOC detected Domain: this.gb
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detected Domain: n.ga XIOC detected Domain: n.ga
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detected Domain: n.gb XIOC detected Domain: n.gb
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detected Domain: n.lb XIOC detected Domain: n.lb
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detected Domain: ac.call XIOC detected Domain: ac.call
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detected Domain: this.ga XIOC detected Domain: this.ga
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detected Domain: lc.prototype.sa XIOC detected Domain: lc.prototype.sa
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detected Domain: downloads.download XIOC detected Domain: downloads.download
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detected Domain: downloads.show XIOC detected Domain: downloads.show
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detected Domain: downloaditem.download XIOC detected Domain: downloaditem.download
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detected Domain: a.l.show XIOC detected Domain: a.l.show
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detected Domain: a.za XIOC detected Domain: a.za
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detected Domain: a.l.download XIOC detected Domain: a.l.download
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detected IP: :: XIOC detected IP: ::
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detected Domain: n.qa XIOC detected Domain: n.qa
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detected Domain: n.za XIOC detected Domain: n.za
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detected Domain: n.pa XIOC detected Domain: n.pa
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detected Domain: c.va XIOC detected Domain: c.va
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detected Domain: google.com XIOC detected Domain: google.com
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detected Domain: v.prototype.sb XIOC detected Domain: v.prototype.sb
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detected Domain: b.sa XIOC detected Domain: b.sa
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detected Domain: a.ua XIOC detected Domain: a.ua
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detected Domain: a.ua.call XIOC detected Domain: a.ua.call
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detected Domain: this.za XIOC detected Domain: this.za
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detected Domain: d.bb XIOC detected Domain: d.bb
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detected Domain: chrome.downloads.download XIOC detected Domain: chrome.downloads.download
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detected Domain: o.prototype.bb XIOC detected Domain: o.prototype.bb
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detected Domain: e.call XIOC detected Domain: e.call
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detected Domain: array.prototype.foreach.call XIOC detected Domain: array.prototype.foreach.call
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detected Domain: this.sa XIOC detected Domain: this.sa
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detected Domain: this.ua XIOC detected Domain: this.ua
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detected Domain: this.ca XIOC detected Domain: this.ca
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detected Domain: m.prototype.name XIOC detected Domain: m.prototype.name
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detected Domain: c.id XIOC detected Domain: c.id
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detected Domain: c.prototype.j.call XIOC detected Domain: c.prototype.j.call
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detected Domain: chrome.downloads.search XIOC detected Domain: chrome.downloads.search
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detected Domain: o.prototype.show XIOC detected Domain: o.prototype.show
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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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detected Domain: d.call XIOC detected Domain: d.call
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detected Domain: b.ba XIOC detected Domain: b.ba
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detected Domain: b.u.call XIOC detected Domain: b.u.call
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detected Domain: ab.call XIOC detected Domain: ab.call
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detected Domain: a.call XIOC detected Domain: a.call
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detected Domain: this.ba XIOC detected Domain: this.ba
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detected Domain: d.ba XIOC detected Domain: d.ba
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detected Domain: k.next XIOC detected Domain: k.next
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detected Domain: d.next.next XIOC detected Domain: d.next.next
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detected Domain: a.y.next XIOC detected Domain: a.y.next
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detected Domain: e.ba XIOC detected Domain: e.ba
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detected Domain: this.va.next XIOC detected Domain: this.va.next
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detected Domain: this.x.next XIOC detected Domain: this.x.next
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detected Domain: this.next XIOC detected Domain: this.next
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detected Domain: a.name XIOC detected Domain: a.name
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detected Domain: a.z.consoletask.run XIOC detected Domain: a.z.consoletask.run
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detected Domain: a.g.pa 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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detected Domain: a.next XIOC detected Domain: a.next
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detected Domain: e.open XIOC detected Domain: e.open
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detected Domain: f.location.host XIOC detected Domain: f.location.host
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detected Domain: h.data XIOC detected Domain: h.data
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detected Domain: this.la XIOC detected Domain: this.la
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detected Domain: date.now XIOC detected Domain: date.now
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detected Domain: this.ma XIOC detected Domain: this.ma
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detected Domain: ua.prototype.name XIOC detected Domain: ua.prototype.name
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detected Domain: a.la XIOC detected Domain: a.la
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detected Domain: g.id XIOC detected Domain: g.id
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detected Domain: g.entry.previous.next XIOC detected Domain: g.entry.previous.next
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detected Domain: c.next XIOC detected Domain: c.next
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detected Domain: remotedesktop.google.com XIOC detected Domain: remotedesktop.google.com
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detected Domain: b.call XIOC detected Domain: b.call
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detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call XIOC detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call
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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.
Source Code Not Available
Source code is not available for this version of the extension.
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