Is Disable FB Auto-Refresh safe to use?

Disable FB Auto-Refresh has a security risk score of 49.08/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 30 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Disable FB Auto-Refresh?

Based on our automated security analysis, Disable FB Auto-Refresh 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 "Disable FB Auto-Refresh" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v1.1.6

✅ Note: After installation, press F5 to refresh your Facebook page. Pin the extension and click the extension icon while on Facebook. If you see “Plugin is active”, it means the extension is working properly and running automatically in the background. This extension prevents your Facebook tab from automatically refreshing after a long period of inactivity, allowing you to: Stay at the same post position or message window Avoid losing progress when switching tabs — your reading, commenting, or post editing won’t be interrupted Version updates: v1.1.0 - Simplified operation logic - Added support for 47 languages

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

49.08

out of 100

MEDIUM

30 security findings detected across all analyzers

Chrome extension requesting 3 permissions

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

3 rules(4 hits)

postinstall network communication NoUseWeakRandom postinstall crypto operations

Requested Permissions

3 permissions

storage

Low

https://*.facebook.com/*

Low

https://facebook.com/*

Low

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

4 total

YARA Rule Matches

3 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 26

Domain

detected Domain: buymeacoffee.com

XIOC detected Domain: buymeacoffee.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: links.email

XIOC detected Domain: links.email

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detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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URL

detected URL: https://facebook.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://facebook.com/*

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://nonescapes.com',

XIOC detected URL: https://nonescapes.com',

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://buymeacoffee.com/none.scapes',

XIOC detected URL: https://buymeacoffee.com/none.scapes',

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URL

detected URL: https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&to=$

XIOC detected URL: https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&to=$

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: facebook.com

XIOC detected Domain: facebook.com

extracted_from_files

Other

detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

extracted_from_files

Hash

detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

XIOC detected URL: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/

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

URL

detected URL: https://*.facebook.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://*.facebook.com/*

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: mail.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: mail.google.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: gmail.com

XIOC detected Domain: gmail.com

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Domain

detected Domain: nonescapes.com

XIOC detected Domain: nonescapes.com

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Domain

detected Domain: window.open

XIOC detected Domain: window.open

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: links.website

XIOC detected Domain: links.website

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: links.coffee

XIOC detected Domain: links.coffee

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: currenttab.id

XIOC detected Domain: currenttab.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.org

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: example.com

XIOC detected Domain: example.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: p.sm

XIOC detected Domain: p.sm

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: ns.adobe.com

XIOC detected Domain: ns.adobe.com

extracted_from_files

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Disable FB Auto-Refresh is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.1.6 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 49.08/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 30 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: 26 finding(s)
Low: 4 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

Disable FB Auto-Refresh is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 4K 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.