Is ScamCheck safe?
ScamCheck sends each visited site origin to Scamadviser for reputation checks.
ScamCheck runs a content script on every website and sends the current site's origin to its background worker. The background worker extracts the host and requests Scamadviser's trust API for that domain using a bundled API key.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itEcommerce Operations BV (ScamAdviser) - 2 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
Ecommerce Operations BV (ScamAdviser) - 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, 2k+ users between them, 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.
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 1.1.0. 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
*://*/*
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Store data in your browser
storage
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed ScamCheck 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.
- proxyapi.scamadviser.com
ScamCheck sends data to proxyapi.scamadviser.com. 3 other extensions we have analysed send data here.