Is Troywell VPN Lite - unlimited VPN proxy safe?
Troywell VPN Lite - unlimited VPN proxy is medium 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.
Who publishes itS Group International Inc. - 1 other listing from the same operator, 1 of them carrying a finding
S Group International Inc. - 1 other listing from the same operator, 1 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
1 other listing published from this account. 1 of them carries a finding.
Shared hosts - 4 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.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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Findings
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.
field_tableThe data has shipped a block kind this view doesn't render yet. Raw payload below.
{
"kind": "field_table",
"caption": "Remote configuration endpoints confirmed in network traffic",
"fields": []
}code_compareThe data has shipped a block kind this view doesn't render yet. Raw payload below.
{
"kind": "code_compare",
"caption": "vpnExcludeList drives PAC script construction, server controls which sites bypass the tunnel",
"language": "js",
"shipped": [],
"deobfuscated": []
}code_compareThe data has shipped a block kind this view doesn't render yet. Raw payload below.
{
"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
What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 4.0.5. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to. The current listed version is 4.0.6, which we have not unpacked yet.
Read and change your data on every site you visit
<all_urls>
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
See, disable and uninstall your other extensions, including your security ones
management
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
Store data in your browser
storage
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Route all of your browsing through a server of its choosing
proxy
Show you desktop notifications
notifications
Change your browser's privacy and security settings
privacy
Read and change cookies, including the ones that keep you signed in
cookies
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Block and redirect the requests your browser makes
declarativeNetRequest
See which of your requests its blocking rules matched
declarativeNetRequestFeedback