Is Volume Sound Booster - Volume Booster safe?
Volume Sound Booster is high risk. When the extension runs, it creates or retrieves a persistent user identity and stores a device identifier. It sends browsing event reports, including visited page URLs and stored identifiers, to GiveFreely event infrastructure.…
Who publishes itpeterp25926 - 1 other listing from the same operator, 1 of them carrying a finding
peterp25926 - 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, 70k+ users between them. 1 of them carries 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.
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Findings
GiveFreely sends browsing events with persistent IDs.
When the extension runs, it creates or retrieves a persistent user identity and stores a device identifier.
It sends browsing event reports, including visited page URLs and stored identifiers, to GiveFreely event infrastructure.
The user installs and runs the extension.
The extension creates persistent identifiers and sends browsing behavioral events that can include visited page URLs.
{
"partner": "adUnit_soundvolumeboosterprod",
"eventType": "CHECKOUT-POPUP-SITE-MATCHES",
"eventData": {
"libVersion": "1.17.6",
"url": "https://www.amazon.com/",
"matchedRule": ".+",
"uts": 1776505277817
}
}| Field | Value | Why it matters | |
|---|---|---|---|
Browsing history event | CHECKOUT-POPUP-SITE-MATCHES | Reports that a page navigation or page match happened while browsing. | |
Visited page URL | https://www.amazon.com/ | Identifies the exact page involved in the browsing event. | |
Stored extension identifiers | userId and wfDeviceId values (illustrative) | Links browsing events to persistent user and device identifiers kept by the extension. |
Dynamic analysis observed multiple POST requests during normal browsing, with each request containing the exact visited page URL in the event data.
Extension sends your IP address to MaxMind for country lookup.
When you install the extension, it contacts MaxMind's GeoIP service to look up the country for your IP address, using embedded MaxMind credentials.
The resulting country code is stored for geo-targeting affiliate programs.
The user installs or starts the extension.
The extension sends a GeoIP request to MaxMind so it can collect a country code from the user's IP address.
| Field | Value | Why it matters | |
|---|---|---|---|
Your IP address | 203.0.113.42 (illustrative) | The GeoIP service uses the request's public IP address to determine the user's country. |
What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 2.4.0. 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>
Capture the video and audio of a tab
tabCapture
Run hidden pages in the background
offscreen
Store data in your browser
storage
Change your browser's privacy and security settings
privacy
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage