Is Chrome Key Event Tester safe to use?

Chrome Key Event Tester has a security risk score of 34.84/100 (LOW risk). Our security analysis detected 16 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Chrome Key Event Tester?

Based on our automated security analysis, Chrome Key Event Tester 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.

Is "Chrome Key Event Tester" on Chrome Web Store Safe to Install?

[email protected] · chrome · v1.2

A simple app to help with debugging keyboard issues with Javascript and PNaCl. How to use: The left-hand-side shows a summary of the keyup, keydown and keypress JavaScript events, including which keys were held down simultaneously; the right-hand-side shows the equivalent PNaCl events. Hover over a key bubble for more details, or click "Debug log" to view a copy/pastable version for submitting bug reports. The source for this app can be found at https://code.google.com/p/chromium/codesearch#chromium/src/remoting/tools/javascript_key_tester/

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

34.84

out of 100

LOW

16 security findings detected across all analyzers

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

3 rules(8 hits)

postinstall file manipulation postinstall crypto operations postinstall system command

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

8 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 · 8

detected IP: ::bef

XIOC detected IP: ::bef

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detected IP: ed::bef

XIOC detected IP: ed::bef

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detected IP: ::af

XIOC detected IP: ::af

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detected IP: ed::af

XIOC detected IP: ed::af

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detected IP: d::bad

XIOC detected IP: d::bad

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detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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Domain

detected Domain: clients2.google.com

XIOC detected Domain: clients2.google.com

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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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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Chrome Key Event Tester is a Chrome Web Store extension published by [email protected]. Version 1.2 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 34.84/100 (LOW risk) based on 16 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

High: 8 finding(s)
Medium: 8 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

Chrome Key Event Tester is published by [email protected] on the Chrome Web Store marketplace. The extension has approximately 5K 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.