Forbes™ Splash Screen Bypass

Bypasses the 'thought of the day' splash screen on Forbes™ website. [[email protected]]
What is Forbes™ Splash Screen Bypass?
Forbes™ Splash Screen Bypass is a Chrome extension that bypasses the annoying 'thought of the day' splash screen on Forbes™ website using advanced cookie manipulation.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-07-13
By: whizzzkid
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.40 (42)
Version: 0.1 (Last updated: 2015-03-10)
Creation date: 2015-03-10
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • cookies
  • *://*.forbes.com/*
Size: 3.80K

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Extension summary

This should bypass the annoying 'thought of the day' splash screen on Forbes™ website. Unlike other extensions, we do not click the continue to site button rather we use advanced cookie manipulation to get past that.

v0.1: Cookie POC

User reviews

Works well Pity the Forbes article turned out to be so laaaame!
by Zogg, 2018-02-23

Extension breaks the clickable google search suggestions when typing in the search bar or omnibar.
by Jacob T, 2017-11-15

Not working for me
by Omar Ahmed, 2017-07-01
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Forbes™ Splash Screen Bypass requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Forbes™ Splash Screen Bypass may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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