Sound Booster that Works!Security Analysis

Chromev2.2.2MV3February 16, 2026 at 03:10 PM
9.6CRITICAL
9.6 CRITICAL

This extension shows critical risk indicators. It requests highly sensitive permissions combined with suspicious code patterns. Proceed with extreme caution.

Based on 6 permissions including high-risk ones, 48 code findings, 2 dangerous combinations.

Dangerous Combinations(2)

HIGHTab tracking + external communication

Extension tracks open tabs and communicates with external servers — potential browsing surveillance.

tabs+external network request
CRITICALAll-sites access + keyboard capture

Extension has access to all sites and captures keyboard input — behavior consistent with a keylogger.

<all_urls>+keylogger_pattern
Permissions
9.5/10
Code
10.0/10
Combinations
10.0/10
Manifest/CSP
8.0/10

Permissions(6 analyzed)

Code Findings(15 patterns, 48 total)

Libraries(4 detected)

4 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(3 findings)

Resolved from __MSG_* i18n placeholders:

Name: Sound Booster that Works!

Description: Sound booster increases volume up to a maximum level in any tab. Volume booster that really works! Amplify sound by up to 500%.

HIGH
web_accessible_resourcesJS files exposed to web pages

JavaScript files are accessible to ALL websites. Any page can load and interact with these scripts, enabling web→extension attacks.

MEDIUM
web_accessible_resources.matchesOverly broad match patterns

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

HIGH
content_scriptsAggressive content script injection

Content script runs at document_start in ALL frames on ALL URLs. This gives the extension deep access to every page load, including iframes.

External Domains(3)

chromewebstore.google.comgithub.comsound2up.com

Indicators of Compromise

24 indicators of compromise found

File Statistics

59
Total Files
4
JS Files
1.3 MB
Total Size

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