Is NeatDownloadManager Extension safe?
NeatDownloadManager Extension forwards detected download links, cookies, and headers to the local NDM app via a loopback WebSocket.
When a download is detected on any website, the extension collects the download URL, associated cookies, and request headers, then sends them to a locally running Neat Download Manager process at ws://127.0.0.1:10007/download. The connection uses an unencrypted WebSocket over the loopback interface. The extension requires broad permissions including access to cookies and network requests across all URLs in order to capture this download metadata.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itJ.Motallebi - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
J.Motallebi - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
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.
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 1.9.9. 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
<all_urls>
Read and change cookies, including the ones that keep you signed in
cookies
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
Watch, block and rewrite every request your browser makes
webRequestBlocking
Talk to a program installed on your computer, outside the browser's sandbox
nativeMessaging
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed NeatDownloadManager Extension 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.
- 127.0.0.1:10007
NeatDownloadManager Extension sends data to 127.0.0.1:10007. No other extension we have analyzed sends data here.