Volume Booster
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Blocks excessive audio limits, allowing you to boost volume past max settings for uninterrupted listening on YouTube, podcasts, and online music streaming services, benefiting audiophiles and music enthusiasts who frequently encounter these restrictions.
Overview
The FIRST extension to increase and amplify your max volume! 20 MILLION TOTAL INSTALLS! Join OVER TWO MILLION happy WEEKLY ACTIVE users! Boost your volume up to 1000%!
Unleash the power of sound, no matter what speakers or headphones you're using. I made this extension so I could blast music on my laptop. Pick how much louder you want the sound to be on audio from any chrome tab. This will work on any audio coming from any tab, and has been successfully tested on both Mac and Windows.
If you are on Windows and are having issues with Fullscreen, press F11.
If you are on Mac, maximize the window and then press cmd+shift+F.
If using earphones or small laptop speakers, moving the slider past the 1/4 of the slider will lead to crackling noise.
I am not responsible for any damage done to your speakers/earphones. Please use this extension with care, especially with moving the slider to the red section.
I also don’t want anyone to hurt their ears by playing anything too loud — so be careful! I’ve chosen to add support for the Hearing Health Foundation to this extension, so when you use it and buy stuff online, they get some free donations. That means I added some affiliate links within the extension to generate those donations, but you can always turn off the entire donation functionality at any point.
TRUSTED BY MILLIONS OF ACTIVE USERS
ALWAYS FREE TO USE
NO ADS! NO MALWARE!
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Security Analysis — Volume Booster
Permissions
Code Patterns Detected
External Connections
Package Contents 18 files · 120KB
What This Extension Does
The Volume Booster extension increases volume past max settings, allowing users to amplify their sound up to 1000%. It's designed for Chrome users who want more control over their audio experience. With over 2 million active users, it's a popular choice for those seeking enhanced accessibility features.
Permissions Explained
- tabCapturecheck this: Allows the extension to capture and manipulate tab content.
Technical: Accesses Chrome's tabCapture API, enabling screen/tab capture capabilities. This permission poses a high risk if compromised, as it could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or malicious activities. ⚠ 1 - activeTabexpected: Enables the extension to interact with the currently active tab.
Technical: Provides access to the active tab's content, enabling the extension to manipulate audio settings. This permission is necessary for the extension's functionality but still poses a medium risk if compromised. - offscreencheck this: Allows the extension to access and interact with tabs that are not currently visible on screen.
Technical: Enables the extension to capture and manipulate off-screen tab content, which could lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised. This permission is not strictly necessary for the extension's stated purpose. ⚠ 1 - storageexpected: Enables the extension to store and retrieve data locally on your device.
Technical: Provides access to Chrome's storage API, enabling the extension to store and retrieve data. This permission is necessary for the extension's functionality but still poses a medium risk if compromised. - unlimitedStoragecheck this: Allows the extension to store an unlimited amount of data locally on your device.
Technical: Enables the extension to store large amounts of data without any storage limits, which could lead to performance issues or unauthorized access if compromised. This permission is not strictly necessary for the extension's stated purpose. ⚠ 1 - windowscheck this: Enables the extension to interact with and manipulate windows on your device.
Technical: Provides access to Chrome's windows API, enabling the extension to capture and manipulate window content. This permission is not strictly necessary for the extension's stated purpose. ⚠ 1 - webRequestcheck this: Allows the extension to intercept and modify web requests made by your browser.
Technical: Enables the extension to access and manipulate web requests, which could lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised. This permission is not strictly necessary for the extension's stated purpose. ⚠ 1 - http://*/*check this: Enables the extension to access and interact with all HTTP websites.
Technical: Provides broad host permissions, enabling the extension to access any website. This permission poses a critical risk if compromised, as it could lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities. ⚠ 1 - https://*/*check this: Enables the extension to access and interact with all HTTPS websites.
Technical: Provides broad host permissions, enabling the extension to access any website. This permission poses a critical risk if compromised, as it could lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities. ⚠ 1 - <all_urls>check this: Enables the extension to access and interact with all websites, regardless of protocol.
Technical: Provides broad host permissions, enabling the extension to access any website. This permission poses a critical risk if compromised, as it could lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities. ⚠ 1
Your Data
The Volume Booster extension accesses and stores data locally on your device, including audio settings and user preferences. It also sends data to external domains, including cdn.givefreely.com, shop.app, and geoip.maxmind.com.
Technical Details
Code Findings
The extension loads external scripts in its service worker, which could lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses the importScripts method to load external scripts from cdn.givefreely.com. This could potentially allow attackers to inject malicious code into the extension's service worker.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for loading necessary libraries or frameworks.
The extension uses innerHTML assignment, which could potentially lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses the innerHTML property to set content in its UI elements. This could potentially allow attackers to inject malicious code into the extension's UI.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for dynamically updating UI content.
The extension uses the Fetch API to send data to external domains, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses the fetch method to send data to cdn.givefreely.com, shop.app, and geoip.maxmind.com. This may not be encrypted, and the exact data types being sent are unknown without further analysis.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for sending data to external services.
The extension reads browser storage, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses the chrome.storage API to read data from its own storage. This could potentially allow attackers to access sensitive information stored by the extension.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for storing and retrieving user preferences.
The extension writes data to browser storage, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses the chrome.storage API to write data to its own storage. This could potentially allow attackers to modify sensitive information stored by the extension.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for storing and retrieving user preferences.
The extension monitors form inputs, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses the chrome.tabs API to monitor form input events. This could potentially allow attackers to inject malicious code into the extension's UI.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for dynamically updating UI content.
The extension runs on all websites, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses the <all_urls> permission to run on all websites. This poses a critical risk if compromised, as it could lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for accessing and interacting with specific websites.
The extension has broad host permissions, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses the http://*/*, https://*/*, and <all_urls> permissions to access any website. This poses a critical risk if compromised, as it could lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for accessing and interacting with specific websites.
The extension has a potential hardcoded secret, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses a hardcoded API key for accessing external services. This could potentially allow attackers to inject malicious code into the extension's service worker.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for loading necessary libraries or frameworks.
The extension uses postMessage for cross-origin communications, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses the postMessage method to send data between its service worker and content script. This could potentially allow attackers to inject malicious code into the extension's UI.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for dynamically updating UI content.
The extension sets up event listeners, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access or malicious activities if compromised.
Technical: The extension uses the chrome.tabs API to set up event listeners for form input events. This could potentially allow attackers to inject malicious code into the extension's UI.
💡 Legitimate extensions may use this pattern for dynamically updating UI content.
The Volume Booster extension has several security concerns, including broad host permissions, potential hardcoded secrets, and uses of postMessage for cross-origin communications. While it is a popular and widely-used extension, users should exercise caution when installing and using it. We recommend that users carefully review the extension's permissions and behavior before installing it.
