Is VideoTG - Telegram Video Downloader for Telegram Web safe?
VideoTG sends Telegram page URLs and extension telemetry to Alibaba Cloud logging when downloads are clicked.
When you use VideoTG's Telegram download buttons, it records the current Telegram web URL along with extension telemetry such as install time, UUID, version, platform, user agent, browser type, language, and plan code. The data is sent to an Alibaba Cloud logging endpoint used by the extension.
Who publishes itsocial_analyzer - 5 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
social_analyzer - 5 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
5 other listings published from this account, 30k+ 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 1.1.1. 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 web.telegram.org
https://web.telegram.org/*
Store data in your browser
storage
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Sign you in with your Google account
identity
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed VideoTG - Telegram Video Downloader for Telegram Web 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
VideoTG - Telegram Video Downloader for Telegram Web sends data to extension-us.us-west-1.log.aliyuncs.com. A widely used service: 27 other extensions we have analysed send data here.