Is Focus Search safe to use?

Focus Search has a security risk score of 16.53/100 (MINIMAL risk). Our security analysis detected 5 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Focus Search?

Based on our automated security analysis, Focus Search presents minimal 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

Focus Search

by [email protected] · 668 users

e104d760-4b9b-57d2-93ce-af1a8d314a52 | v1.0.1

MINIMAL risk

Threat verdict

Do not install

Confirmed member of a tracked malicious supply-chain campaign.

Analysis record

Analysed: 3 months ago
Version: v1.0.1
Artifact: SHA256 6CC…CC9
Source: Findings (non-IoC)

Network indicator detail is shown below

5 aggregate findings were counted. 5 network indicators contributed to the aggregate finding count.

Network Indicators

Concrete URLs, domains, IPs, emails, and hashes extracted from the analyzed artifact.

5 total

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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.

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

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Focus Search is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.0.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 16.53/100 (MINIMAL risk) based on 5 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents minimal security concerns. The automated analysis found very few or no issues, suggesting it is suitable for general use.

Findings Breakdown

Medium: 5 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

Focus Search is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 668 users.

Recommendation

Based on the automated security analysis, this extension appears safe for general use. As with any extension, users should review the requested permissions before installation.

Source Code Viewer

Source Code Not Available

Source code is not available for this version of the extension.

About This Extension

Focus Search adds a search engine to Chrome that you can use directly from the address bar—the same place you already type queries and URLs. After installation, choose Focus Search when Chrome asks which search engine to use (or set it later in Settings). From then on, your omnibox searches go through Focus Search instead of juggling extra toolbars or separate search pages.

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