Is AliAssist safe?

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Is AliAssist safe?

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AliAssist is high risk. When you visit gambling and sports betting sites including 1xbet, Blaze, and Stake, the extension automatically redirects your browser to affiliate tracking URLs before the page loads. Dynamic analysis captured requests to afiliapub.com/affiliates/scripts/click.php?a_aid=35458573 (for 1xbet) and blaze.cxclick.com/visit/?bta=47606&brand=blaze (for Blaze). The extension's source code contains 418 URL patterns covering over 40 platforms. The Chrome Web Store listing describes AliAssist as a shopping assistant for AliExpress and similar marketplaces; it does not disclose affiliate redirects on gambling or betting sites. When you visit forex and binary options trading platforms including Binomo, Olymp Trade, and IQ Option, the extension automatically redirects your browser to affiliate tracking URLs. Dynamic analysis captured a request to https://binomo.com/en-en?a=79ff0fdbec72&t=0 — the affiliate ID a=79ff0fdbec72 is hardcoded in the extension's source. The redirect fires on every single visit (hourlyTimeframe: 0). The Chrome Web Store listing describes AliAssist as a shopping assistant for e-commerce sites; it does not disclose affiliate redirects on financial trading platforms, which are unrelated to the extension's stated purpose. 1 further issue was flagged.

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