Is IDL Helper (IG Downloader) safe?
IDL Helper sends a credentialed request to instaloader.net on every page at first run to fetch an attribution value.
The extension downloads Instagram media and runs its content script on all sites. On first run it fetches instaloader.net/user with cookies included, which exposes the user's IP address, and stores the returned UTM value for later use in log and uninstall URLs. This lookup happens before and independently of the telemetry consent prompt.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 0.7.68.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change your data on every site you visit
http://*/*
Read and change your data on every secure site you visit
https://*/*
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed IDL Helper (IG Downloader) 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.
- api.videodlservice.com
IDL Helper (IG Downloader) sends data to api.videodlservice.com. 4 other extensions we have analysed send data here.
- instaloader.net
IDL Helper (IG Downloader) sends data to instaloader.net. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.