Is Troywell VPN Lite - unlimited VPN proxy safe?
Troywell VPN Lite - unlimited VPN proxy is high risk. Each launch, the extension fetches eight config files from troywell.org with no notification. These set which sites bypass the VPN proxy, which merchants trigger coupons, and which competing extensions get disabled, changeable at runtime.
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Remote Config Controls Proxy Routing and Affiliate Targeting
Each launch, the extension fetches eight config files from troywell.org with no notification.
These set which sites bypass the VPN proxy, which merchants trigger coupons, and which competing extensions get disabled, changeable at runtime.
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{
"kind": "field_table",
"caption": "Remote configuration endpoints confirmed in network traffic",
"fields": []
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{
"kind": "code_compare",
"caption": "vpnExcludeList drives PAC script construction, server controls which sites bypass the tunnel",
"language": "js",
"shipped": [],
"deobfuscated": []
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{
"kind": "code_compare",
"caption": "terminator config fetched at bg/bundle.js:7694-7700, server-supplied list of extensions to disable",
"language": "js",
"shipped": [],
"deobfuscated": []
}- troywell.org
Extension vendor, serves all runtime configuration