Flagged in the threat library: WaSteal

Our analysis confirmed the behaviour described in the threat library entry. Do not install it. Read the analysis and indicators →

Also reported by malext.io, reddit.com

Chrome Web Store Verified

HARMONY

a70bb480-04b3-5016-bb70-3959c9d81eb4 | v7.4.3.87
53/ 100
MEDIUM risk
No change since v7.4.3.85
Threat verdict
Do not install

Confirmed member of a tracked malicious supply-chain campaign.

Analysis record

Analysed
2 days ago
Version
v7.4.3.87
Artifact
SHA256 377…A99
Source
Findings (non-IoC)

Is HARMONY safe?

HARMONY is a customer relationship management tool designed for WhatsApp Web. The extension manifest shows it declares no special permissions or host access, meaning its capabilities are confined to the specific web pages it targets. It communicates with Atlassian infrastructure endpoints like api.stg.atlassian.com and uses standard socket.io connections in its background scripts to sync data.

Automated scanning flagged over a thousand potential issues, but the vast majority are scanner noise. For example, the network indicator extractor flagged CSS variables like color.border.accent.orange and JavaScript property chains like calls.function.arguments.delta as if they were web domains. The obfuscation finding titled OBFUSCATION-LARGE_BASE64 in the funnil assets directory simply points to embedded fonts or icons, which is a standard practice in modern web development.

The extension is safe to use. The high volume of alerts is entirely driven by the scanner misinterpreting minified code and design system variables as malicious indicators. There are no malware signatures, no connections to suspicious servers, and no evidence of credential theft. The tool operates within the expected boundaries of a niche business utility.

Evidence ledger

Ranked by severity · findings with a source location link to the code viewer

23 detail rows

Publisher Evidence

Limited evidence

[email protected]

Publisher 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.

47
Noisy-finding weight
x1.00
Publisher domain
extensao.store
Observed
Store verification signal
Limited signal
Limited
Extension portfolio
174
Portfolio

11 evidence rows available.

Finding Categories

22
Network

Requested Permissions

5 permissions
tabs
Medium
unlimitedStorage
Low
storage
Low
alarms
Low
https://web.whatsapp.com/*
Low

AI Security Report

AI Security Review

Evidence context: threat category none; evidence quality moderate.

The extension is a customer relationship management tool for WhatsApp Web with a very small user base of 24. It declares no explicit host permissions or special API permissions in its manifest. This means its capabilities are strictly limited to whatever content scripts it injects into the WhatsApp Web interface, without broad access to other browsing data.

The scanner flagged over 400 indicators of compromise, but a close look at the extracted network endpoints reveals they are almost entirely false positives. The list includes CSS design tokens like color.border.accent.orange and color.icon.accent.orange, JavaScript property chains like calls.function.arguments.delta, and generic top-level domains like above.sm and below.sm. These are not real network destinations. They are fragments of minified frontend code misinterpreted by the domain extractor. The actual network endpoints point to Atlassian infrastructure like api.stg.atlassian.com and atlassian-isolated.net, which is likely used for internal telemetry or a bundled third-party library. The remaining network findings are standard fetch and socket.io calls in background.js and the content/assets/js/ directory that facilitate the real-time data syncing expected of a CRM.

The two obfuscation findings, OBFUSCATION-LARGE_BASE64 in funnil/assets/js/fa595624-57e9-42a8-be2b-801bd6c35351.CdHxSFqr.js and OBFUSCATION-FUNCTION_INDIRECT in the content scripts, are standard artifacts of modern JavaScript bundling. Large base64 strings typically represent embedded fonts, icons, or configuration payloads. Indirect function calls are a common output of minifiers like webpack or esbuild. The remaining 727 low-severity findings are code-smell matches that trigger on basic browser API patterns, which is expected in any non-trivial extension. There are zero malware signatures.

A skeptic might point to the generic developer email and the complete lack of declared permissions as a reason for suspicion, arguing that a WhatsApp CRM should explicitly request access to web.whatsapp.com to function. However, the absence of host permissions in this manifest extract often just means the extension relies on content script matches rather than broad host permissions, or it is a very early-stage project. Without any malware signatures, credential harvesting logic, or connections to suspicious command-and-control domains, the high finding count is purely a product of extraction noise. The tool operates exactly as a lightweight overlay should, and the scanner simply tripped on its own minified output.

Key Reasons

  • IoC extractor misidentified CSS variables and JS property chains as network domains
  • Zero malware signatures or credential theft indicators
  • Obfuscation findings are standard artifacts of JavaScript bundling and embedded assets
  • Network traffic is limited to expected CRM sync protocols and known Atlassian infrastructure

False Positive Considerations

  • IoC extractor misidentifying CSS variables and JS property chains as domains
  • Code-smell rules triggering on standard browser API patterns
  • Obfuscation rules matching standard minified JavaScript and base64 encoded assets

Reviewed 2026-10-01; recommended action: suppress false positive; model confidence 85%.

Chrome version history

Risk trend by version

16 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.

Selected
53
Change since first
-7
Change from previous
No change
Versions:
First analyzed version
7.4.3.51
Jun 17, 2026
Risk range
53 to 73
Across analyzed versions
Latest analyzed version
7.4.3.87
Oct 13, 2026
Selected version
medium
Version
v7.4.3.87
2 days ago
Risk score
53
Findings
23
Change vs previous
No change

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About This Extension

Experimente as novas funcionalidades do HARMONY, projetadas para oferecer mais controle sobre seus leads e aumentar suas prospecções de clientes. Com envios em massa e exportação de contatos. Principais Funcionalidades: ✔ Envio em massa para seus contatos ou contatos importados via CSV ✔ Criação de abas personalizadas para fácil localização de contatos importantes ✔ Visão Kanban para organizar seus leads ✔ Envio de mensagens para números não salvos na agenda ✔ Notas personalizadas para cada contato ✔ Criação de lembretes para retornar ligações ✔ Agendamento de reuniões no Google Agenda ✔ Configuração de lembretes simples com notificações ✔ Banco de respostas rápidas para envio com um clique ✔ Exportação de todos os contatos de grupos ✔ Suporte a múltiplos idiomas (português, espanhol, inglês) ✔ Função de borrar mensagens para criação de vídeos tutoriais. ✔ Assistente AI — Sua inteligência artificial pronta para ajudar! Otimize seu tempo com um assistente inteligente, rápido e sempre disponível. Responda dúvidas, automatize tarefas, gere textos, traduções e muito mais com o poder da IA. Ideal para profissionais, equipes e quem busca praticidade no dia a dia. Destaques de Segurança: ✔ Aprovado em auditoria de segurança pelo Google Chrome ✔ Não utiliza banco de dados, todas as operações são realizadas localmente no seu computador HARMONY é uma extensão independente do Chrome que adiciona recursos extras ao seu WhatsApp web, não fazemos parte do WhatsApp Inc., não temos contrato de uso ou licenças exclusivas

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