YouTube Transcript
From the RiskyPlugins AI security review of the observed evidence.
Analysis record
- Analysed
- 1 months ago
- Version
- v0.6.0
- Artifact
- SHA256 A69…DFB
- Source
- Findings (non-IoC)
No Findings
All security checks passed
Publisher Evidence
Limited evidencePublisher identity, store signals, distribution reach, and warning signals used for context. Treat this as supporting evidence, not a clean bill of health.
Chrome does not expose the same publisher verification data as IDE stores, so this score is deliberately conservative.
12 evidence rows available.
No Threats Detected
This extension passed all security checks
AI Security Report
AI Security Review
Evidence context: threat category none; evidence quality strong.
The YouTube Transcript extension received a clean security assessment with zero findings detected across all threat categories. The findings summary explicitly shows 0 total findings, with no matches for malware signatures, network indicators, obfuscation patterns, code-smell rules, or secret exposure. This comprehensive negative result indicates no malicious code was identified in the scanned extension files.
The extension serves a legitimate purpose: extracting YouTube video transcripts and converting them to text across 100 languages. This functionality is commonly used for accessibility, content analysis, and note-taking. The developer email ([email protected]) is a generic Gmail address rather than a verified corporate publisher, which is common for independent extension developers but warrants standard monitoring practices.
With 30,000 users, the extension has achieved moderate adoption on the Chrome Web Store. User count alone does not indicate safety or risk, but combined with the clean scan results, it suggests the extension has maintained trust with its user base. The version (0.5.5) indicates active development and maintenance.
Strongest Counterargument: A security-conscious reader might argue that zero findings could indicate an incomplete or failed scan rather than a genuinely clean extension. If the analysis engine didn't properly parse the extension files, malicious code could remain undetected. However, the metadata is fully populated with version, user count, store, and UUID information, which indicates the extension was successfully retrieved and processed. The findings_summary explicitly shows 0 across all categories including ioc, malware-signature, network, obfuscation, dependency, secret, code-smell, and tool-poisoning. This structured output indicates the scan completed successfully rather than failing silently. Additionally, the threat_indicators object shows all categories at 0, confirming the analysis engine processed the extension through all detection modules.
Risk Assessment: No threats were detected. The extension has a legitimate use case with no suspicious indicators. While the developer is not a verified publisher, this is common for utility extensions in the Chrome ecosystem. The zero-finding result, combined with complete metadata, suggests a benign extension that passed all security checks.
Recommendation: No action required. The extension shows no signs of malicious behavior, data exfiltration, credential theft, or browser hijacking. Standard monitoring practices apply for ongoing security maintenance.
Key Reasons
- Zero findings across all security categories including malware signatures, IoCs, and obfuscation
- Legitimate extension purpose (YouTube transcript extraction)
- Complete metadata with populated version, user count, and store information
- No suspicious network indicators or credential access patterns detected
Reviewed 2026-05-23; recommended action: no action; model confidence 85%.
Chrome version history
Risk trend by version
2 analyzed versions. Each point is the latest successful scan for that version; failed zero-score scans are hidden. Dates are based on first seen by risky plugins.
Pick any point on the chart to explore that version's code below.
Source Code Not Available
Source code is not available for this version of the extension.
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