Is Word Cloud for Google Chrome™ safe to use?

Word Cloud for Google Chrome™ has a security risk score of 40.16/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 86 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Word Cloud for Google Chrome™?

Based on our automated security analysis, Word Cloud for Google Chrome™ 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 "Word Cloud for Google Chrome™" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v3.0.0

Want to create a word cloud based on all the words located on a website/document? Want to find the most frequent words used and display it nicely in an image? You can do so now using Word Cloud for Google Chrome™ Our software will scan through the words/text located within and create a word cloud within minutes for you. If you want to create a word cloud from a website, you need to copy and paste the text from the website directly into our extension before you choose to generate the word cloud. Disclaimer: Please note this extension is NOT made by Google and is made by an independent development team. All copyrights belong to their respective owners. Google doesn’t endorse or sponsor this Chrome extension. Word Cloud for Google Chrome™ is not owned by, is not licensed by and is not a subsidiary of Google Inc.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

40.16

out of 100

MEDIUM

86 security findings detected across all analyzers

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

8 rules(11 hits)

postinstall system command postinstall obfuscation postinstall file manipulation postinstall network communication NoUseWeakRandom postinstall environment access postinstall crypto operations postinstall file download

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

11 total

YARA Rule Matches

8 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 74

Domain

detected Domain: offcanvas-backdrop.show

XIOC detected Domain: offcanvas-backdrop.show

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detected IP: ::af

XIOC detected IP: ::af

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE)

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URL

detected URL: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'

XIOC detected URL: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'

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URL

detected URL: http://timdream.org/wordcloud2.js/

XIOC detected URL: http://timdream.org/wordcloud2.js/

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URL

detected URL: http://jsfromhell.com/array/shuffle

XIOC detected URL: http://jsfromhell.com/array/shuffle

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URL

detected URL: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1%2F%28cos%282*PI%2FX%29%2Bm*sin%28

XIOC detected URL: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1%2F%28cos%282*PI%2FX%29%2Bm*sin%28

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URL

detected URL: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+r+%3D+1%2F%28cos%28mod+

XIOC detected URL: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+r+%3D+1%2F%28cos%28mod+

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URL

detected URL: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+r+%3D+min(1%2Fabs(cos(t

XIOC detected URL: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+r+%3D+min(1%2Fabs(cos(t

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Domain

detected Domain: info.gh

XIOC detected Domain: info.gh

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Domain

detected Domain: span.style

XIOC detected Domain: span.style

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Domain

detected Domain: wordcloud-welcome.freebusinessapps.net

XIOC detected Domain: wordcloud-welcome.freebusinessapps.net

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Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

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URL

detected URL: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/

XIOC detected URL: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/

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URL

detected URL: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/$

XIOC detected URL: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/$

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URL

detected URL: https://getbootstrap.com/)

XIOC detected URL: https://getbootstrap.com/)

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Domain

detected Domain: date.now

XIOC detected Domain: date.now

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Domain

detected Domain: rect.top

XIOC detected Domain: rect.top

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Domain

detected Domain: settings.click

XIOC detected Domain: settings.click

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Domain

detected Domain: welcome.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: welcome.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: info.mu

XIOC detected Domain: info.mu

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Domain

detected Domain: ctx.save

XIOC detected Domain: ctx.save

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Domain

detected Domain: info.gw

XIOC detected Domain: info.gw

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Domain

detected Domain: offcanvas.show

XIOC detected Domain: offcanvas.show

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Domain

detected Domain: bootstrap.min.css.map

XIOC detected Domain: bootstrap.min.css.map

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Domain

detected Domain: timdream.org

XIOC detected Domain: timdream.org

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Domain

detected Domain: jsfromhell.com

XIOC detected Domain: jsfromhell.com

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Domain

detected Domain: www.wolframalpha.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.wolframalpha.com

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Domain

detected Domain: bugzil.la

XIOC detected Domain: bugzil.la

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Domain

detected Domain: evt.data

XIOC detected Domain: evt.data

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-dark.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-dark.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: dropdown-menu.show

XIOC detected Domain: dropdown-menu.show

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Domain

detected Domain: nav-item.show

XIOC detected Domain: nav-item.show

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Domain

detected Domain: modal.show

XIOC detected Domain: modal.show

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Domain

detected Domain: modal-backdrop.show

XIOC detected Domain: modal-backdrop.show

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detected Domain: tooltip.show

XIOC detected Domain: tooltip.show

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URL

detected URL: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

XIOC detected URL: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-primary.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-primary.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-secondary.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-secondary.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-success.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-success.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-info.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-info.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-warning.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-warning.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-danger.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-danger.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: btn-outline-light.dropdown-toggle.show

XIOC detected Domain: btn-outline-light.dropdown-toggle.show

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Domain

detected Domain: getbootstrap.com

XIOC detected Domain: getbootstrap.com

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Domain

detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Domain

detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.org

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Domain

detected Domain: form-control.is

XIOC detected Domain: form-control.is

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Domain

detected Domain: textarea.form-control.is

XIOC detected Domain: textarea.form-control.is

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Domain

detected Domain: form-select.is

XIOC detected Domain: form-select.is

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Domain

detected Domain: form-check-input.is

XIOC detected Domain: form-check-input.is

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Domain

detected Domain: e.target

XIOC detected Domain: e.target

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Domain

detected Domain: popup.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: popup.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: microsoftedge.microsoft.com

XIOC detected Domain: microsoftedge.microsoft.com

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Domain

detected Domain: chrome.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: chrome.google.com

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Domain

detected Domain: chrome.runtime.id

XIOC detected Domain: chrome.runtime.id

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Domain

detected Domain: rate.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: rate.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: fctx.save

XIOC detected Domain: fctx.save

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Domain

detected Domain: a.download

XIOC detected Domain: a.download

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Domain

detected Domain: a.click

XIOC detected Domain: a.click

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Domain

detected Domain: opt.name

XIOC detected Domain: opt.name

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Domain

detected Domain: mainapp.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: mainapp.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: background.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: background.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: common-chrome.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: common-chrome.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: array.prototype.slice.call

XIOC detected Domain: array.prototype.slice.call

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detected IP: ::bef

XIOC detected IP: ::bef

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detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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detected IP: ::f

XIOC detected IP: ::f

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detected IP: e::

XIOC detected IP: e::

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detected IP: ed::

XIOC detected IP: ed::

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detected IP: e::af

XIOC detected IP: e::af

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detected IP: e::bef

XIOC detected IP: e::bef

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URL

detected URL: https://wordcloud-welcome.freebusinessapps.net

XIOC detected URL: https://wordcloud-welcome.freebusinessapps.net

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URL

detected URL: https://bugzil.la/737852#c6.

XIOC detected URL: https://bugzil.la/737852#c6.

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Word Cloud for Google Chrome™ is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 3.0.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 40.16/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 86 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

High: 11 finding(s)
Medium: 75 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

Word Cloud for Google Chrome™ is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 20K 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.