Is Chrome Extension Downloader (.crx file) safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing does not link to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on clients2.google.com and clients2.googleusercontent.com
• Manage your downloads
• Read your browsing history

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 2 match patterns.

• *://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx* only clients2.google.com
• *://clients2.googleusercontent.com/crx/download/* only clients2.googleusercontent.com

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• Manage your downloads downloads

Routine for an extension

• Keep running while the browser is open background
• React to what a page contains without reading it declarativeContent

Who uses it and how it is kept up

806 users

• Not updated in the store for over a year: the last update was on 2023-08-08.
• No new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Who publishes it

henrickrob. This listing has been in the store since 2023-07-19 and was last updated on 2023-08-08.

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How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Chrome Extension Downloader (.crx file) access?

Specific sites only: 2 match patterns. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does Chrome Extension Downloader (.crx file) collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Chrome Extension Downloader (.crx file) asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does Chrome Extension Downloader (.crx file) publish a privacy policy?

No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.