Is Helix Font Fallback safe to use?

Helix Font Fallback has a security risk score of 38.81/100 (LOW risk). Our security analysis detected 51 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Helix Font Fallback?

Based on our automated security analysis, Helix Font Fallback presents low 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 "Helix Font Fallback" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v1.2.0

Helix Font Fallback computes the fallback fonts for all the fonts loaded on the page. A fallback font is a font that most of the browsers know already which is sized to approximatively the size of the font it temporarily replaces. Like this, the browser can display nicely the page while the custom font is loaded. This is crucial to prevent CLS (Core Web Vitals). Key features: - computes a fallback font for all fonts loaded on the current page - generates some CSS that can be directly copied and pasted in the existing website CSS - allows the user to preview the fallback fonts directly in the current page

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

38.81

out of 100

LOW

51 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 2 permissions

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

4 rules(10 hits)

postinstall file manipulation postinstall system command postinstall network communication postinstall crypto operations

Requested Permissions

2 permissions

scripting

Low

*://*/

Low

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

10 total

YARA Rule Matches

4 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 40

Domain

detected Domain: config.property

XIOC detected Domain: config.property

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Domain

detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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URL

detected URL: https://picocss.com)

XIOC detected URL: https://picocss.com)

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URL

detected URL: https://web.dev/cls/

XIOC detected URL: https://web.dev/cls/

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URL

detected URL: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

XIOC detected URL: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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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: font.name

XIOC detected Domain: font.name

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Domain

detected Domain: font.cat

XIOC detected Domain: font.cat

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Domain

detected Domain: checkbox.id

XIOC detected Domain: checkbox.id

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Domain

detected Domain: input.id

XIOC detected Domain: input.id

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Domain

detected Domain: textarea.select

XIOC detected Domain: textarea.select

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detected IP: a::af

XIOC detected IP: a::af

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Domain

detected Domain: font.style

XIOC detected Domain: font.style

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Domain

detected Domain: config.family

XIOC detected Domain: config.family

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detected IP: ::af

XIOC detected IP: ::af

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Domain

detected Domain: font.id

XIOC detected Domain: font.id

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Domain

detected Domain: fallback.name

XIOC detected Domain: fallback.name

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Domain

detected Domain: chrome.tabs.tab

XIOC detected Domain: chrome.tabs.tab

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Domain

detected Domain: select.id

XIOC detected Domain: select.id

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Domain

detected Domain: tab.id

XIOC detected Domain: tab.id

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Domain

detected Domain: replace.name

XIOC detected Domain: replace.name

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Domain

detected Domain: current.family

XIOC detected Domain: current.family

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Domain

detected Domain: current.style

XIOC detected Domain: current.style

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Domain

detected Domain: el.style

XIOC detected Domain: el.style

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Domain

detected Domain: font.family

XIOC detected Domain: font.family

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Domain

detected Domain: params.family

XIOC detected Domain: params.family

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Domain

detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.org

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Domain

detected Domain: picocss.com

XIOC detected Domain: picocss.com

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Domain

detected Domain: pico.min.css.map

XIOC detected Domain: pico.min.css.map

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Domain

detected Domain: pico.css.map

XIOC detected Domain: pico.css.map

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URL

detected URL: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'

XIOC detected URL: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'

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Domain

detected Domain: web.dev

XIOC detected Domain: web.dev

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Domain

detected Domain: www.apache.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.apache.org

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detected IP: ::bef

XIOC detected IP: ::bef

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detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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detected IP: ea::

XIOC detected IP: ea::

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detected IP: ed::bef

XIOC detected IP: ed::bef

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detected IP: ::f

XIOC detected IP: ::f

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detected IP: e::

XIOC detected IP: e::

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Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Helix Font Fallback is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.2.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 38.81/100 (LOW risk) based on 51 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents low security risk. Some minor findings were detected, but nothing that would prevent typical usage. Reviewing the detailed findings below is recommended before use in sensitive environments.

Findings Breakdown

High: 10 finding(s)
Medium: 41 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

Helix Font Fallback is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 337 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.