Is Wanderlustar safe?
Wanderlustar sets itself as your default search engine and routes every search through wanderlustar.com with a fixed affiliate tag.
When installed, the extension overrides your default search provider so omnibox and default searches go to wanderlustar.com/k carrying your raw search terms plus a fixed monetization tag (source=7023.139). It also replaces your new-tab page, which loads an off-screen tracking iframe (wanderlustar.com/d.html) in the vendor's cookie context on every new tab, sending a recurring per-user beacon.
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Default Searches Routed Through Wanderlustar
Code analysis shows the extension sets Chrome's default search provider and new-tab form to send queries to wanderlustar.com/k, carrying your query in kw plus a fixed source value.
Dynamic analysis confirmed an install request to that host.
You enter a search in Chrome's default search UI or the Wanderlustar new-tab search form.
The extension has permission to replace Chrome's search provider and new-tab page.
The extension routes that search to wanderlustar.com/k with your query and a fixed source value.
The shipped manifest uses source=7023.139, and the new-tab form uses s=7023.139.
| Field | Value | Why it matters | |
|---|---|---|---|
Your search terms | trail maps near denver (illustrative query) | Sends the words you typed to the search endpoint. | |
Fixed source tag | 7023.139 | Lets the endpoint group the request with this extension or campaign. | |
Search request URL | https://wanderlustar.com/k?source=7023.139&a=&fp=0.0&na=10&rc=10&kw=trail+maps+near+denver (illustrative query) | Shows where the search is sent and how the query is attached. | |
Destination host | wanderlustar.com | Receives the routed search instead of the search engine you previously used. |
The manifest and new-tab code that route searches
{
"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
"action":{"default_icon":{"128":"icon128.png"}},"background":{"service_worker":"background.js","type":"module"},"chrome_settings_overrides":{"search_provider":{"encoding":"UTF-8","favicon_url":"https://wanderlustar.com/favicon","is_default":true,"keyword":"wanderlustar","name":"Wanderlustar","search_url":"https://wanderlustar.com/k?source=7023.139&a=&fp=0.0&na=10&rc=10&kw={searchTerms}"}},"chrome_url_overrides":{"newtab":"www/index.html"},"default_locale":"en","description":"Enable your inner Wanderlust, with every new tab discover amazing images and search the globe.","icons":{"128":"icon128.png"},"manifest_version":3,"name":"Wanderlustar","permissions":["search"],"version":"31324.911.57960"}
}
(function(onload){ if(document.readyState == 'complete')onload();else window.addEventListener("load",onload) })(function onload(){
var c;try{c=chrome}catch(_){return};if(c.search==null||c.search.query==null)return;
var fl=document.getElementsByTagName('input'),n=fl.length,i,e,f;
for(i=0;i<n;++i)if((e=fl[i])&&e.type=='text')for(f=e.parentNode;f&&f!=document.body;f=f.parentNode)if((''+f.tagName).toUpperCase()=="FORM"&&!f._a)f_a=true,f.addEventListener('submit',mf(e));
function mf(e){return function(){c.search.query({text:e.value})}}
})- wanderlustar.com
Receives the configured default-search and new-tab search requests, including the typed query and source tag.