Is Link Librarian safe to use?

Link Librarian has a security risk score of 58.7/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 42 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Link Librarian?

Based on our automated security analysis, Link Librarian 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 "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

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

5 rules(10 hits)

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

Requested Permissions

5 permissions

activeTab

Medium

tabs

Medium

storage

Low

contextMenus

Low

notifications

Low

About This Extension

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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

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

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

detected IP: e::af

XIOC detected IP: e::af

extracted_from_files

detected IP: e::bef

XIOC detected IP: e::bef

extracted_from_files

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

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

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

extracted_from_files

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

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.

Source Code Viewer

Source Code Not Available

Source code is not available for this version of the extension.

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YARA Rule Matches

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postinstall crypto operations

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postinstall network communication

Indicators of Compromise

All Indicators · 31

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