Gitviwr

Name: Gitviwr
Author: unknown

A lightweight, secure, and real time app that notifies users via email when their Github profile has been viewed.

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-08-18

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Would you like to know when someone has viewed one of your project or profile on Github? Gitviwr provides this service by ONLY listening to the www.github.com and its sub-domains for every user who has signed-up with Gitviwr through the Github SDK.

How it Works:

Click on Login with Github from the extension.
Authorize Gitviwr to obtain your (read-only) data from Github such as your name and handle.
When someone else (within the Gitviwr ecosystem) views your profile, you get an email notifying you.
The counter on your extension will update in real time.
You can simply uninstall the app if you no longer find it helpful.

Disclaimers :

There is no way to know when someone from a certain location views your profile, ONLY if they have the extension.
Gitviwr is in no way affiliated with Github. It is however a Github application.
Your data obtained are in no way altered, they are public data (name, handle, email, followers count).

Extension

By:

unknown

Users:

Version:

0.0.1 Last updated: 2019-05-16

Creation date:

2019-05-16

Risk:

Permissions:

webRequest
webNavigation
https://*.github.com/*
tabs
storage
activeTab
cookies

Size:

206.00KB

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

3 years ago

Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Gitviwr requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Gitviwr may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.