Is Free Download Manager safe?
Free Download Manager accepts remote uninstall commands from freedownloadmanager.org pages, allowing any such page to remove the extension.
The extension listens for external messages and, when the sender URL contains files2.freedownloadmanager.org, calls browser.management.uninstallSelf() without any user confirmation. This means any page on the freedownloadmanager.org domain — or an attacker who can inject content into one — can remove the extension from the user's browser. The extension also intercepts browser downloads and forwards request headers, cookies for download URLs, and POST form data to the Free Download Manager desktop application via native messaging.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itFree Download Manager.ORG - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
Free Download Manager.ORG - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 3 hostnames
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Free Download Manager contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- files2.freedownloadmanager.org
Free Download Manager sends data to files2.freedownloadmanager.org. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.
- Free Download Manager native application
Free Download Manager sends data to Free Download Manager native application. Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.