Flagged in the threat library: WaSteal

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WANQUEST - CONECTE, AUTOMATIZE E CRESÇA

by [email protected] · 7 users
d8f4a347-cab3-58f4-885f-be1dcdb72ff0 | v7.4.3.417
65/ 100
MEDIUM risk
+12 since v7.4.3.416
Threat verdict
Do not install

Confirmed member of a tracked malicious supply-chain campaign.

Analysis record

Analysed
2 weeks ago
Version
v7.4.3.417
Artifact
SHA256 A77…576
Source
Findings (non-IoC)

Is WANQUEST - CONECTE, AUTOMATIZE E CRESÇA safe?

WANQUEST says it is a CRM for WhatsApp Web. This extension declares no special permissions, and no network endpoints are listed. Its background code does make web requests, however: NET-FETCH-background.js-52 points to background.js:52:0, with similar request findings at background.js:63:0 and background.js:137:0.

For a CRM, live network traffic can be normal. The scanner also found Socket.IO in content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a112.js:15:0, which is commonly used for live updates. The unresolved part is OBFUSCATION-LARGE_BASE64 in funnil/assets/js/fa595624-57e9-42a8-be2b-801bd6c35351.CdHxSFqr.js:1:0. If that encoded content handled chats, contacts, or login data in hidden ways, it would matter.

No listed finding identifies a malware family, a credential-stealing target, a proxy service, or a browser search takeover. The scanner tripped on request functions, Socket.IO, indirect function use, and a large encoded value. Capturing the destinations and contents of the requests from background.js:52:0, then decoding the value in funnil/assets/js/fa595624-57e9-42a8-be2b-801bd6c35351.CdHxSFqr.js:1:0, is needed to determine what data leaves the browser.

Evidence ledger

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

751 detail rows

YARA Rule Matches

16 rules
SeverityRuleHitsFilesMetadata
LOWServerHostnameNotVerified 1
content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1.js
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LOWLocalStorageShouldNotBeUsed 15
content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1254.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a150.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a121.js +12 more
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LOWpostinstall file download 54
content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1255.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1174.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a110.js +51 more
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LOWNoUseWeakRandom 37
crm/assets/js/a4f80797-22d5-4297-917d-86ef37dbd5bb.cXrHUoy5.jsfunnil/assets/js/comp.DSSfKDyu.jsfunnil/assets/js/73dec7fc-166b-459f-b9ee-66ff960b47f5.x1a_bdTJ.js +34 more
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LOWNoUseEval 1
whatsapp/wpp/index.js
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LOWSQLInjection 1
fluxo/index.js
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LOWcredential env files 30
whatsapp/wpp/index.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1158.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1105.js +27 more
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LOWpostinstall persistence mechanism 19
crm/assets/js/bbe6027a-0ebf-4800-84e4-1154eb6d3526.7By4mzpU.jsfluxo/assets/js/cb085fba-558f-4c81-8b57-3764e3c1f4dd.Duus-Hzq.jsfluxo/assets/css/style.css +16 more
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LOWpostinstall environment access 111
content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1187.jscrm/assets/js/index.BWQ95wG7.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a179.js +108 more
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LOWpostinstall network communication 94
content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1104.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1254.js +91 more
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LOWOriginsNotVerified 5
funnil/assets/js/7ee2c42a-b049-4676-8349-a3aa86ed295f.B8_nURbH.jsfluxo/index.jsfluxo/assets/js/cb085fba-558f-4c81-8b57-3764e3c1f4dd.Duus-Hzq.js +2 more
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LOWpostinstall crypto operations 38
content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a156.jsfunnil/index.js +35 more
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LOWpostinstall system command 70
content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1254.jsfunnil/assets/js/fa595624-57e9-42a8-be2b-801bd6c35351.CdHxSFqr.jscrm/assets/js/bbe6027a-0ebf-4800-84e4-1154eb6d3526.7By4mzpU.js +67 more
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LOWpostinstall obfuscation 83
crm/assets/js/bbe6027a-0ebf-4800-84e4-1154eb6d3526.7By4mzpU.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a134.jscrm/assets/js/index.Tly2XSHS.js +80 more
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LOWpostinstall registry modification 8
content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1170.jsfluxo/assets/js/f9d04165-6fb5-4342-a01d-9f195a27bc66.CX9ZOH_L.jscrm/assets/js/a4f80797-22d5-4297-917d-86ef37dbd5bb.cXrHUoy5.js +5 more
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LOWpostinstall file manipulation 160
content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a137.jscrm/assets/js/index.Tly2XSHS.jscontent/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a138.js +157 more
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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.

51
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

2
Obfuscation
21
Network

YARA Rules Matched

16 rules(727 hits)
ServerHostnameNotVerified LocalStorageShouldNotBeUsed postinstall file download NoUseWeakRandom NoUseEval SQLInjection credential env files postinstall persistence mechanism postinstall environment access postinstall network communication OriginsNotVerified postinstall crypto operations postinstall system command postinstall obfuscation postinstall registry modification postinstall file manipulation

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 unknown malware; evidence quality moderate.

WANQUEST describes itself as a CRM for WhatsApp Web, and its code includes network functions consistent with a connected web service. background.js:52:0, background.js:63:0, and background.js:137:0 each trigger NET-FETCH findings, so the background component can send or retrieve data. Several content assets also contain network libraries or calls, including NET-SOCKET_IO-content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a112.js-15, NET-JQUERY_AJAX-content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a121.js-1, and NET-FETCH-content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1230.js-1. Socket.IO, fetch, and jQuery AJAX are normal web-development tools, but these findings do not disclose the receiving domain, request content, or whether WhatsApp chat data is included.

Two files need closer inspection because their contents were difficult for the scanner to interpret. content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1254.js:1:0 triggers OBFUSCATION-FUNCTION_INDIRECT, which identifies indirect function use. funnil/assets/js/fa595624-57e9-42a8-be2b-801bd6c35351.CdHxSFqr.js:1:0 triggers OBFUSCATION-LARGE_BASE64, meaning it contains a large Base64-encoded value. Either pattern can be used in ordinary packed application code, yet they also prevent a direct reading of the executed logic from these findings alone. Runtime capture of requests from background.js:52:0 and decoded review of the Base64 value in funnil/assets/js/fa595624-57e9-42a8-be2b-801bd6c35351.CdHxSFqr.js:1:0 would settle whether the code handles only the service’s own data.

There is no detection here for credential theft, browser-search replacement, proxy routing, or a malware family. The listed detections instead name network primitives in background.js:52:0 and bundled content files such as content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1146.js:64:0. The extension also declares no special permissions or host permissions. Those facts limit what can be concluded from the static scan, while the absence of disclosed network endpoints leaves the actual data flow unverified.

A skeptic could reasonably say that a WhatsApp CRM needs live updates and therefore Socket.IO in content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a112.js:15:0 is expected. That explanation fits the product description and the NET-FETCH findings in background.js:52:0. It does not resolve the OBFUSCATION-LARGE_BASE64 finding in funnil/assets/js/fa595624-57e9-42a8-be2b-801bd6c35351.CdHxSFqr.js:1:0, nor does it identify the destinations of the background requests. The available material supports inspection rather than a claim of harm.

Key Reasons

  • background.js:52:0, background.js:63:0, and background.js:137:0 contain fetch activity without identified destinations.
  • OBFUSCATION-LARGE_BASE64 identifies an opaque encoded value in funnil/assets/js/fa595624-57e9-42a8-be2b-801bd6c35351.CdHxSFqr.js:1:0.
  • OBFUSCATION-FUNCTION_INDIRECT is present in content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a1254.js:1:0.
  • The listed detections do not identify a malware family, credential target, search-hijack domain, or proxy endpoint.
  • The extension declares no permissions or host permissions.

False Positive Considerations

  • Socket.IO in content/assets/js/v_7_4_3_84_5d4486fa-7201-47e2-ab22-dda3ca1a73a112.js:15:0 fits a web CRM with live updates.
  • Fetch and jQuery AJAX findings in bundled content assets can result from ordinary application code.
  • Indirect functions and Base64 content can occur in packed JavaScript assets.

Reviewed 2026-09-27; recommended action: runtime analysis; model confidence 72%.

Chrome version history

Risk trend by version

6 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
65
Change since first
+4
Change from previous
+12
Versions:
First analyzed version
7.4.3.412
May 29, 2026
Risk range
53 to 65
Across analyzed versions
Latest analyzed version
7.4.3.417
Sep 26, 2026
Selected version
medium
Version
v7.4.3.417
2 weeks ago
Risk score
65
Findings
751
Change vs previous
+12

Pick any point on the chart to explore that version's code below.

About This Extension

Experimente as novas funcionalidades do WANQUEST, 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 WANQUEST 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

Frequently Asked Questions