Is Open in IE™ safe?
Open in IE™ sends the current URL to a user-configured executable via a native host that evaluates a child_process spawn script.
When a user right-clicks a link or page and selects the context menu item, the extension sends a native message to the host 'com.mybrowseraddon.node' containing a Node.js snippet that spawns an OS process. The binary path is read from extension storage and can be set to any executable through the options page, meaning any program on the system can be launched with the URL as an argument.
Who publishes itLynn - 6 other listings from the same operator, 2 of them carrying a finding
Lynn - 6 other listings from the same operator, 2 of them carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same store account
6 other listings published from this account, 109k+ users between them. 2 of them carry a finding.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
Publishers can request a review.
What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 0.1.7. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Store data in your browser
storage
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Show you desktop notifications
notifications
Talk to a program installed on your computer, outside the browser's sandbox
nativeMessaging