Is Telegram Group and Channel Search Tool safe?
Telegram Group and Channel Search Tool sends search keywords and custom target websites to Alibaba Cloud Log Service.
When you use the extension's search UI, it logs the search keyword, selected target website/platform, and page number. When you add a custom target website, it logs that website too, and the background worker adds browser details, install time, version, language, and a persistent UUID before posting the record to Alibaba Cloud Log Service.
Who publishes itadtargetinghello - 3 other listings from the same operator, 2 of them carrying a finding
adtargetinghello - 3 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
3 other listings published from this account, 210k+ users between them. 2 of them carry 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 1.1.4. 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
*://*/*
Store data in your browser
storage
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Telegram Group and Channel Search Tool 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.
- extension-us.us-west-1.log.aliyuncs.comwidely used
Telegram Group and Channel Search Tool sends data to extension-us.us-west-1.log.aliyuncs.com. A widely used service: 27 other extensions we have analysed send data here.