Is JSTorrent Helper extension safe?

Clean risk

JSTorrent Helper extension sends selected magnet and torrent links, plus the current page URL, to the JSTorrent Chrome app.

When you right-click a magnet link or .torrent file and choose Add to JSTorrent, the extension sends that link and the page URL to the companion JSTorrent Chrome app. If the app is not installed, it shows install or waitlist notifications instead.

kzahelv0.1.3Chrome Web Store
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Who publishes it

kzahel - 2 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Same store account

2 other listings published from this account, 202k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.

AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 0.1.3. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.

  • Add items to the right-click menu

    contextMenus

  • Show you desktop notifications

    notifications

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

Where it sends data

Destinations our analysis observed JSTorrent Helper 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.

  • JSTorrent Chrome app (anhdpjpojoipgpmfanmedjghaligalgb)

    JSTorrent Helper sends data to JSTorrent Chrome app (anhdpjpojoipgpmfanmedjghaligalgb). Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.

Updated 30 September 2026bnceafpojmnimbnhamaeedgomdcgnbjk