Auto Refresh Plus | Page MonitorSecurity Analysis

Chromev8.1.0MV3February 18, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Use with caution

This extension requests significant permissions. It has 1M+ users, a 3.3 star rating, but review the findings below.

4.6MEDIUM
4.6 MEDIUMRaw: 5.7

This extension shows some risk signals that are common in legitimate extensions but worth reviewing. Check the details below.

Based on 8 permissions including high-risk ones, 123 code findings, 1 dangerous combination.

Trust Signals(4.5/10)

Users
1.0M
Rating
3.3(21K reviews)
Status
Featured

Dangerous Combinations(1)

MEDIUMTab tracking API + external communication

Extension uses tab tracking APIs (onUpdated/query) and communicates with external servers — potential browsing surveillance.

tabs+tabs API usage + external network
Permissions
6.0/10
Code
7.5/10
Combinations
4.0/10
Manifest/CSP
3.1/10

Permissions(8 analyzed)

Code Findings(15 patterns, 123 total)

Libraries(7 detected)

7 libraries detected

Content Security Policy

No CSP Defined(1 issue)
MEDIUM
N/ANo CSP defined

This extension does not define a Content Security Policy. A CSP helps prevent XSS and code injection attacks.

Manifest Analysis(1 finding)

Resolved from __MSG_* i18n placeholders:

Description: Refresh the page automatically with powerful page monitor features.

MEDIUM
web_accessible_resources.matchesOverly broad match patterns

Web-accessible resources use <all_urls> or wildcard patterns, exposing resources to every website.

External Domains(11)

*account.autorefresh.ioautorefresh.ioexample.comgithub.comhtml.spec.whatwg.orglh3.googleusercontent.comnodomainradix-ui.comreactjs.orgwxt.dev

Indicators of Compromise

30 indicators of compromise found

File Statistics

53
Total Files
12
JS Files
2.9 MB
Total Size

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