Is LightCast Sender safe?
LightCast Sender captures desktop or browser tab video and streams it to a remote receiver via Splashtop relay infrastructure.
The extension is an InFocus OEM build of Splashtop's screen-casting technology. On session start, it transmits a persistent device UUID, OS and browser version, and user-agent to Splashtop's WebSocket relay at wbs.relay.splashtop.com. Video is sent over WebRTC through turn.relay.splashtop.com, and the extension may also communicate with a locally installed native host to obtain a pairing session ID.
Who publishes itSplashtop Inc. - 2 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
Splashtop Inc. - 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, none of them carrying a finding.
Shared hosts - 1 hostname
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.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 0.1.0.6. 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://*/
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Store data in your browser
storage
Talk to a program installed on your computer, outside the browser's sandbox
nativeMessaging
Capture the contents of your screen, window or a tab
desktopCapture
Capture the video and audio of a tab
tabCapture
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed LightCast Sender 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.
- turn.relay.splashtop.com
LightCast Sender sends data to turn.relay.splashtop.com. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.
- wbs.relay.splashtop.com
LightCast Sender sends data to wbs.relay.splashtop.com. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.