Is "Link Librarian" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v1.0.1

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Risk Assessment

Analyzed
58.7
out of 100
MEDIUM

42 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 5 permissions

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
0
High
32
Medium
10
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

31
IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

5 rules(10 hits)
postinstall crypto operations postinstall file manipulation postinstall persistence mechanism postinstall network communication postinstall system command

Requested Permissions

5 permissions
activeTab
Medium
tabs
Medium
storage
Low
contextMenus
Low
notifications
Low

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Detailed Findings

11 total

YARA Rule Matches

5 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs
6
IP Addresses
6
Domains
20
Strings
31

All Indicators · 31

Domain
detected Domain: www.gnu.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.gnu.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: date.now

XIOC detected Domain: date.now

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: img.shields.io

XIOC detected Domain: img.shields.io

extracted_from_files

IP
detected IP: e::af

XIOC detected IP: e::af

extracted_from_files

IP
detected IP: e::bef

XIOC detected IP: e::bef

extracted_from_files

IP
detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

XIOC detected URL: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

extracted_from_files

IP
detected IP: d::bef

XIOC detected IP: d::bef

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: l.id

XIOC detected Domain: l.id

extracted_from_files

IP
detected IP: ::bef

XIOC detected IP: ::bef

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: toast.style

XIOC detected Domain: toast.style

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg)](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/)

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg)](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v3-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/)

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v3-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-AGPL-blue.svg)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0)

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-AGPL-blue.svg)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/yourusername/link-librarian.git

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/yourusername/link-librarian.git

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: nodefilter.show

XIOC detected Domain: nodefilter.show

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Domain
detected Domain: www.inkscape.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.inkscape.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: filter-container.tab

XIOC detected Domain: filter-container.tab

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: www.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.google.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: link.tags.map

XIOC detected Domain: link.tags.map

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: e.target

XIOC detected Domain: e.target

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: choosealicense.com

XIOC detected Domain: choosealicense.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: opensource.org

XIOC detected Domain: opensource.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: taginput.select

XIOC detected Domain: taginput.select

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: message.data

XIOC detected Domain: message.data

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: tab.id

XIOC detected Domain: tab.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: link.id

XIOC detected Domain: link.id

extracted_from_files

IP
detected IP: d::

XIOC detected IP: d::

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=$

XIOC detected URL: https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=$

extracted_from_files

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Link Librarian is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.0.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 58.7/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 42 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

  • Medium: 32 finding(s)
  • Low: 10 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

Link Librarian is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 3 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.

Frequently Asked Questions