Fujifilm Synapse Extensio
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Blocks distracting tabs and lets you manage your browsing experience with FUJIFILM Synapse Extension for Native Messaging and Window Management, a powerful tool that benefits web developers and professionals who need to interact with their applications in native messaging and window management contexts.
Overview
This extension, intended for use when using Chromium based browsers, provides FUJIFILM Synapse PACS with the ability to open windows on non-primary monitors. It also enables hybrid functionality, which helps images load faster in slow network sites. Install this extension if you use Synapse PACS to open windows on high resolution medical imaging displays. FUJIFILM Synapse PACS v7.2.000 or higher is required.
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Security Analysis — Fujifilm Synapse Extensio
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Package Contents 12 files · 80KB
What This Extension Does
The Fujifilm Synapse Extension provides FUJIFILM Synapse PACS with the ability to open windows on non-primary monitors, enabling hybrid functionality for faster image loading. It's intended for users of Chromium-based browsers who require this specific feature. With over 3 million users, it's a popular extension in the 'Make Chrome Yours/accessibility' category.
Permissions Explained
- storageexpected: This permission allows the extension to store and retrieve data on your device.
Technical: The extension accesses browser storage using the chrome.storage API, which can be used for storing user preferences, authentication tokens, or other sensitive information. If compromised, an attacker could potentially access this stored data. - tabsexpected: This permission enables the extension to interact with your browser tabs and windows.
Technical: The extension uses the chrome.tabs API to manage tab creation, switching, and closing. This could potentially be used for malicious purposes such as creating unauthorized tabs or stealing sensitive information from other tabs. - nativeMessagingcheck this: This permission allows the extension to communicate with native applications on your device.
Technical: The extension uses native messaging to interact with the FUJIFILM Synapse PACS application, which could potentially be used for malicious purposes such as injecting malware or stealing sensitive information from the native app. ⚠ 1 - system.displayexpected: This permission enables the extension to interact with your device's display settings.
Technical: The extension uses the chrome.system.display API to manage display settings, which could potentially be used for malicious purposes such as changing display settings or stealing sensitive information from other applications. - https://ajax.googleapis.com/expected: This permission allows the extension to load scripts and resources from Google's servers.
Technical: The extension loads external scripts from Google's servers using the Fetch API, which could potentially be used for malicious purposes such as injecting malware or stealing sensitive information from other applications.
Your Data
The extension accesses browser storage and interacts with native applications on your device. It also loads external scripts from Google's servers. There is no evidence of data being sent to external domains.
Technical Details
Code Findings
The extension has access to native applications on your device, which could potentially be used for malicious purposes.
Technical: The extension uses the chrome.runtime.connect API to establish a connection with the FUJIFILM Synapse PACS application. This could potentially be used for injecting malware or stealing sensitive information from the native app.
💡 Native messaging is commonly used in legitimate extensions to interact with native applications.
The extension has access to your browser storage, which could potentially be used for malicious purposes.
Technical: The extension uses the chrome.storage API to store and retrieve data from browser storage. This could potentially be used for storing sensitive information such as user preferences or authentication tokens.
💡 Browser storage is commonly used in legitimate extensions to store user preferences or other non-sensitive information.
The extension loads external scripts from Google's servers, which could potentially be used for malicious purposes.
Technical: The extension uses the Fetch API to load external scripts from Google's servers. This could potentially be used for injecting malware or stealing sensitive information from other applications.
💡 External script loading is commonly used in legitimate extensions to load resources from external domains.
The Fujifilm Synapse Extension has some concerning permissions and behaviors, particularly the native messaging permission. While it's intended for a specific use case, users should be cautious when granting this extension access to their device. We recommend exercising caution and carefully reviewing the extension's behavior before installing or updating.
