Is SaveFrom.net helper all-in-1 / youtube downloader safe?
SaveFrom.net helper opens a WebSocket connection to sf-helper.com and can fetch arbitrary URLs on command using full browser permissions.
On startup the extension fetches a remote config from sf-helper.com and, if an upUrl is present, connects a Socket.IO WebSocket. The remote server can then instruct the extension to retrieve any URL — including authenticated pages — and return the full response body, using the extension's <all_urls> host permissions and the user's browser cookies. Additionally, the extension assigns a persistent UUID per browser profile and sends session analytics to Google Analytics and Amplitude, including browser language and country.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itsavefrom - no other listings under this identity, 19 shared hostnames
savefrom - no other listings under this identity, 19 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 19 hostnames
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 10.62.3. 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>
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Start, monitor and manage your downloads
downloads
Store data in your browser
storage
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Watch, block and rewrite every request your browser makes
webRequestBlocking
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed SaveFrom.net helper all-in-1 / youtube 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.
- www.google-analytics.comwidely used
SaveFrom.net helper all-in-1 / youtube downloader sends data to www.google-analytics.com. A widely used service: 388 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.
- api.amplitude.com
SaveFrom.net helper all-in-1 / youtube downloader sends data to api.amplitude.com. 13 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.
- sf-helper.com
SaveFrom.net helper all-in-1 / youtube downloader sends data to sf-helper.com. No other extension we have analyzed sends data here.