Is YouTube lyrics safe to use?

YouTube lyrics has a security risk score of 54.65/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 43 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of YouTube lyrics?

Based on our automated security analysis, YouTube lyrics presents medium 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 "YouTube lyrics" on Firefox Add-ons Safe to Install?

Name: YouTube lyrics
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (6 reviews)
Author: eantyo

eantyo · firefox · v1.26

Uses https://github.com/emn178/hi-base32 Experience an issue with this plugin? Please report following if possible: * Do the lyrics show properly on video https://youtu.be/a8yFF_vLIPE ? * What exactly did you do? * What exactly happened? * What did you expect to happen? * Version of the Add-on installed * Address of the YouTube video * Is there a "Lyrics" -link on top of the video? * Screenshot

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

54.65

out of 100

MEDIUM

43 security findings detected across all analyzers

Firefox extension requesting 4 permissions

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

Network

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

5 rules(6 hits)

postinstall file manipulation postinstall network communication postinstall file download postinstall system command postinstall obfuscation

Requested Permissions

4 permissions

https://youtube-lyrics.fandom.com/api.php

Low

https://video.google.com/timedtext

Low

*://*.youtube.com/*

Low

*://youtube-lyrics.fandom.com/*

Low

About This Extension

Uses <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/b3503121114bbbc5634d15d7082f82143b50b0068aae9b10c737140e59fae9e6/https%3A//github.com/emn178/hi-base32" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/emn178/hi-base32</a> Experience an issue with this plugin? Please report following if possible: * Do the lyrics show properly on video <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/a2be0e327969bb2396b86548ec7787493f038d86cb6a27bc61df02c6f4dccebd/https%3A//youtu.be/a8yFF_vLIPE" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/a8yFF_vLIPE</a> ? * What exactly did you do? * What exactly happened? * What did you expect to happen? * Version of the Add-on installed * Address of the YouTube video * Is there a "Lyrics" -link on top of the video? * Screenshot

Detailed Findings

8 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 · 35

Domain

detected Domain: gmail.com

XIOC detected Domain: gmail.com

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://youtube-lyrics.fandom.com/api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&rvprop=content&format=json'

XIOC detected URL: https://youtube-lyrics.fandom.com/api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&rvprop=content&format=json'

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://video.google.com/timedtext?type=list&v='+currentVideoId;

XIOC detected URL: https://video.google.com/timedtext?type=list&v='+currentVideoId;

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://youtube-lyrics.fandom.com/wiki/

XIOC detected URL: https://youtube-lyrics.fandom.com/wiki/

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/985272/selecting-text-in-an-element-akin-to-highlighting-with-your-mouse

XIOC detected URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/985272/selecting-text-in-an-element-akin-to-highlighting-with-your-mouse

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://youtu.be/

XIOC detected URL: https://youtu.be/

extracted_from_files

Hash

detected MD5 Hash: 279ec1ad702c6b98cbba8fc1eb1eed77

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: 279ec1ad702c6b98cbba8fc1eb1eed77

extracted_from_files

Other

detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: wikilink.id

XIOC detected Domain: wikilink.id

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/emn178/hi-base32

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/emn178/hi-base32

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://youtube-lyrics.fandom.com

XIOC detected URL: https://youtube-lyrics.fandom.com

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://youtube-lyrics.fandom.com/api.php

XIOC detected URL: https://youtube-lyrics.fandom.com/api.php

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://video.google.com/timedtext

XIOC detected URL: https://video.google.com/timedtext

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=gWJ8_B9BVxo,4m48GqaOz90,AwOcXtzU07s,gWJ8_B9BVxo,AwOcXtzU07s,4m48GqaOz90,gWJ8_B9BVxo

XIOC detected URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=gWJ8_B9BVxo,4m48GqaOz90,AwOcXtzU07s,gWJ8_B9BVxo,AwOcXtzU07s,4m48GqaOz90,gWJ8_B9BVxo

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: range.select

XIOC detected Domain: range.select

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: youtu.be

XIOC detected Domain: youtu.be

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: div.page

XIOC detected Domain: div.page

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: div.wiki

XIOC detected Domain: div.wiki

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: h1.page

XIOC detected Domain: h1.page

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: h1.wiki

XIOC detected Domain: h1.wiki

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: videolink.id

XIOC detected Domain: videolink.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: youtube-lyrics.fandom.com

XIOC detected Domain: youtube-lyrics.fandom.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: video.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: video.google.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: youtube.com

XIOC detected Domain: youtube.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: www.youtube.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.youtube.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: stackoverflow.com

XIOC detected Domain: stackoverflow.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: xmlhttp.open

XIOC detected Domain: xmlhttp.open

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://addons.mozilla.org/ca/crl.pem0N

XIOC detected URL: http://addons.mozilla.org/ca/crl.pem0N

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: mozilla.com

XIOC detected Domain: mozilla.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: t8a16dfd6a7015ded0e8436c1d5645017.279ec1ad702c6b98cbba8fc1eb1eed77.addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: t8a16dfd6a7015ded0e8436c1d5645017.279ec1ad702c6b98cbba8fc1eb1eed77.addons.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

extracted_from_files

detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

extracted_from_files

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

YouTube lyrics is a Firefox Add-ons extension published by eantyo. Version 1.26 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 54.65/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 43 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: 6 finding(s)
Medium: 37 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

YouTube lyrics is published by eantyo on the Firefox Add-ons marketplace. The extension has approximately 61 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.

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Is "YouTube lyrics" on Firefox Add-ons Safe to Install?

Risk Assessment

Severity Breakdown

Finding Categories

YARA Rules Matched

Requested Permissions

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

NET-XMLHTTPREQUEST-ytl_content.js-52

NET-XMLHTTPREQUEST-ytl_content.js-42

YARA Rule Matches

postinstall file manipulation

postinstall network communication

postinstall file download

postinstall system command

postinstall obfuscation

Indicators of Compromise

All Indicators · 35

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Risk Assessment

Findings Breakdown

What Was Analyzed

Developer Information

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