Is "Highlight occurrences of the selected text" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?
Double click a word and see all its occurrences highlighted like it happens in code editors. Or select a text fragment to highlight all instances of the selected string in the web page. The highlights remains until another text fragment is selected. Press ESC to cancel highlighting of the last selected string. The extension detects and highlights every instance of the selected text string within the webpage regardless of selection method - dragging, double clicking or using the keyboard. The result is almost the same as if you select some text, copy it and paste into the standard Ctrl+F search box. The matches within the web page get highlighted. The extension monitors the page for changes, e.g. during infinite scrolling, and highlights the selected text in the gradually loaded contents. The extension does not need any configuration - to activate the extension click its icon. To respect you privacy the extension is deactivated after any navigation. Click the icon again to activate the extension. The highlight color can be selected in the options The extension is free and open source
Risk Assessment
Analyzed37 security findings detected across all analyzers
Chrome extension requesting 3 permissions
Severity Breakdown
Finding Categories
YARA Rules Matched
7 rules(14 hits)Requested Permissions
3 permissionsAbout This Extension
Detailed Findings
16 totalYARA Rule Matches
7 rulesIndicators of Compromise
Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis
All Indicators · 20
detected URL: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/EXTENSION_ID/support XIOC detected URL: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/EXTENSION_ID/support
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detected URL: https://medium.com/@marian-caikovski/using-javascript-modules-in-content-scripts-and-extension-service-workers-e60e97979326 XIOC detected URL: https://medium.com/@marian-caikovski/using-javascript-modules-in-content-scripts-and-extension-service-workers-e60e97979326
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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 IP: :: XIOC detected IP: ::
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detected URL: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/highlight-multiple-keywor/EXTENSION_ID XIOC detected URL: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/highlight-multiple-keywor/EXTENSION_ID
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detected URL: https://firestore.googleapis.com/v1/projects/$ XIOC detected URL: https://firestore.googleapis.com/v1/projects/$
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detected Domain: v.map XIOC detected Domain: v.map
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detected Domain: date.now XIOC detected Domain: date.now
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detected Domain: medium.com XIOC detected Domain: medium.com
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detected Domain: clients2.google.com XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com
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detected Domain: chromewebstore.google.com XIOC detected Domain: chromewebstore.google.com
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detected Domain: firestore.googleapis.com XIOC detected Domain: firestore.googleapis.com
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detected Domain: t.name XIOC detected Domain: t.name
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detected Domain: nodefilter.show XIOC detected Domain: nodefilter.show
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detected Domain: e.parentnode.host XIOC detected Domain: e.parentnode.host
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detected Domain: e.map XIOC detected Domain: e.map
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detected Domain: t.map XIOC detected Domain: t.map
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detected Domain: o.map XIOC detected Domain: o.map
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detected Domain: t.host XIOC detected Domain: t.host
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detected Domain: e.target XIOC detected Domain: e.target
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Security Analysis Summary
Security Analysis Overview
Highlight occurrences of the selected text is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 0.0.10 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 54.08/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 37 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: 14 finding(s)
- Medium: 23 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
Highlight occurrences of the selected text is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 167 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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