Is Map Search Assistant safe to use?

Map Search Assistant has a security risk score of 35.64/100 (LOW risk). Our security analysis detected 15 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Map Search Assistant?

Based on our automated security analysis, Map Search Assistant 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.

Tracked campaign: searchjacked

Our analysis confirmed the behaviour described in the threat library entry. Read the analysis and indicators →

Also reported by socket.dev

Chrome Web Store

Map Search Assistant

by [email protected]

d0b688ee-411f-5389-8a60-925cbb58893b | v1.0.0

LOW risk

Threat verdict

Do not install

Confirmed member of a tracked malicious supply-chain campaign.

Analysis record

Analysed: 3 weeks ago
Version: v1.0.0
Artifact: SHA256 474…180
Source: Findings (non-IoC)

Evidence ledger

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

4 detail rows

YARA Rule Matches

3 rules

Severity	Rule	Hits	Files	Metadata
LOW	`postinstall crypto operations`	1	_metadata/verified_contents.json	-
LOW	`postinstall file manipulation`	1	README.md	-
LOW	`postinstall system command`	2	popup.htmlREADME.md	-

Show network indicators (11)

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.

Noisy-finding weight

x1.00

Publisher domain

No domain

Missing

Store verification signal

Limited signal

Limited

Extension portfolio

Portfolio

13 evidence rows available.

Finding Categories

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

3 rules(4 hits)

postinstall crypto operations postinstall file manipulation postinstall system command

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Map Search Assistant is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.0.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 35.64/100 (LOW risk) based on 15 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

Medium: 11 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

Map Search Assistant is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace.

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.

About This Extension

Map Search Assistant is the web search tool that helps you search the web and location results super fast! Tired of having a hard time finding maps in a sea of web pages in your Yahoo search results? Map Search Assistant lets you zero in on map results FAST. Sets Yahoo.com as your default search provider for standard web search results, then whenever you add the keyword "map" to any query, map results from MapQuest will open, so you can find what you're looking for quickly. Privacy Policy: https://system1.com/terms/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://system1.com/terms/terms-of-use

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