Is Video Download Helper safe?
Video DownloadHelper intercepts network requests across all websites to detect downloadable media and fetches a remote ruleset to control per-domain behavior.
The extension registers webRequest listeners on all URLs to identify downloadable media such as video streams and M3U8 playlists; intercepted request and response headers remain in local extension state and are not transmitted externally. Once per day the extension fetches a configuration file from files.downloadhelper.net that governs which detection methods to use on specific domains and controls popup notifications. Detected media is stored locally and made available to the user for download.
Who publishes itvdh - no other listings under this identity, 7 shared hostnames
vdh - no other listings under this identity, 7 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 7 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 10.6.7.2. 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
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Block and redirect the requests your browser makes
declarativeNetRequest
Store data in your browser
storage
Show you desktop notifications
notifications
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Video Download Helper 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.
- files.downloadhelper.net
Video Download Helper sends data to files.downloadhelper.net. No other extension we have analyzed sends data here.