Chrome extension denyying crx file

README.md

@@ -1,34 +1,89 @@
-# The Great Suspender
+# The Great Suspender - Without Analytics Tracking
+
+**PLEASE NOTE: If you are switching to this extension from a different version of TheGreatSuspender, first export your tabs from the plugin settings window then, after updating, re-import your suspended tabs. Alternatively unsuspend (or bookmark) your existing suspended tabs before upgrading - you can find "unsuspend all tabs" by clicking on the extension icon in the top right corner of Chrome**
+
+**Import/Export Instructions: https://i.imgur.com/jgr0qEd.png**
+
+
+Modified version of "The Great Suspender" to remove analytics tracking and rogue .js files from anonymous developer who is now in control of the GitHub source & web store versions.
+
+Read more:
+
+[New ownership announcement](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/1175)
+
+[New maintainer is probably malicious](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/1263)
+
+[Flagged as malware by Microsoft Edge](https://www.windowscentral.com/great-suspender-extension-now-flagged-malware-edge-has-built-replacement)
+
+[Reddit forum discussion](https://old.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/jouwq7/open_source_development_the_great_suspender_saga/)
+
+[Medium Article](https://medium.com/nerd-for-tech/malware-in-browser-extensions-3805e8763dd5)
+
+This project is a fork from [v7.1.8 of The Great Suspender](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender) with all tracking code removed, along with some annoying popups/prompts.
+
+This work carries no guarantees only to the best of my ability in 2 hours using notepad2 & AstroGrep. I am not a developer and do not intend to spend much time keeping this extension updated.
 
 <img src="/src/img/suspendy-guy.png" width="100px" />
 
 "The Great Suspender" is a free and open-source Google Chrome extension for people who find that chrome is consuming too much system resource or suffer from frequent chrome crashing. Once installed and enabled, this extension will automatically *suspend* tabs that have not been used for a while, freeing up memory and cpu that the tab was consuming.
 
-If you have suggestions or problems using the extension, please [submit a bug or a feature request](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/). For other enquiries you can email me at greatsuspender@gmail.com.
+If you have suggestions or problems using the extension, please [submit a pull request](https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/issues/). 
 
-**If you have lost tabs from your browser:** I have written a guide for how to recover your lost tabs [here](https://github.com/deanoemcke/thegreatsuspender/issues/526
+**If you have lost tabs from your browser:** The original developer has written a guide for how to recover your lost tabs [here](https://github.com/deanoemcke/thegreatsuspender/issues/526
 ).
 
 ### Chrome Web Store
 
-The Great Suspender is [available via the official Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg).
+This version of The Great Suspender is not available on the Chrome Web Store.
+
+
+### You should install this extension from source
 
-Please note that the webstore version may be behind the latest version here. That is because I try to keep webstore updates down to a minimum due to their [disruptive effect](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/526).
+1. Download the **[latest available version](https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/releases)** and unarchive to your preferred location (whichever suits you).
+2. Using **Google Chrome** browser, navigate to [chrome://extensions/](chrome://extensions/) and enable "Developer mode" in the upper right corner.
 
-For more information on the permissions required for the extension, please refer to this gitHub issue: (https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/213)
+![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1906321/113394317-db3df380-934c-11eb-9629-f31597bcbec6.png)
 
-### Install as an extension from source
+3. Click on "Load Unpacked" in top-left corner and select the `src` FOLDER from extracted data > click Open Folder
+  (Or you can try drag & drop the src folder in to your chrome://extensions window)
+
+  ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1906321/113394341-e5f88880-934c-11eb-864c-66c4a3672e38.png)
 
-1. Download the **[latest available version](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/releases)** and unarchive to your preferred location (whichever suits you).
-2. Using **Google Chrome** browser, navigate to chrome://extensions/ and enable "Developer mode" in the upper right corner.
-3. Click on the <kbd>Load unpacked extension...</kbd> button.
-4. Browse to the src directory of the unarchived folder and confirm.
+4. Confirm The Great Suspender now appears in chrome://extensions AND in your chrome://policy
 
 If you have completed the above steps, the "welcome" page will open indicating successful installation of the extension.
 
 Be sure to unsuspend all suspended tabs before removing any other version of the extension or they will disappear forever!
 
-### Build from github
+
+### Enterprise/Windows Domain installation of extension .crx via Group Policy
+
+1. Get extension .crx following steps above or download from [releases](https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender-notrack/releases)
+2. Install Chrome admx/adml templates [from Google](https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/187202?hl=en) on a domain controller
+3. Create new file `Update.xml` on network filestore or similar, and enable read permissions for all relevent domain users/groups
+4. Populate `Update.xml` with code below
+```
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<gupdate xmlns='http://www.google.com/update2/response' protocol='2.0'>
+  <app appid='EXTENSION_ID'>
+    <updatecheck codebase='file://SERVER/SHARE/EXTENSIONS/thegreatsuspender-7.1.9-notrack.crx' version='7.1.9' />
+  </app>
+</gupdate>
+```
+5. Modify `Update.xml` with correct values: 
+  - `app appid=` you can find in chrome://extensions
+  - `codebase=` leads to extension .crx file. (SMB/network shared folder works fine) *Use forward slash not back slashes!*
+  - `version=` should be extension version shown in chrome://extensions
+6. Open Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) on a domain controller.
+8. Use either `Computer` or `User` policies, locate and enable the policy `Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions`
+  - Located at `Policies/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome/Extensions/`
+7. Add the following (UNC path works well) to enforce automatic installation: `App IDs and update URLs to be force installed:`
+  - `EXTENSION_ID;\\SERVER\SHARE\PATH\TO\Update.xml`
+8. Run `gpupdate.exe` on client machines after adjusting Group Policy enforcement & permissions
+9. **Once installed, if you update the extension & update.xml, but Chrome does not install the new extension version, try disabling the specific Group Policy, run `gpupdate` on clients then re-enable the policy & run `gpupdate` again. This appears to be a Chrome issue.**
+
+
+### Build from github (untested in this release)
 
 Dependencies: openssl, npm.
 
@@ -48,16 +103,26 @@ The extension in crx format will be inside the build/crx/ directory. You can dra
 
 ### Integrating with another Chrome extension or app
 
-This extension has a small external api to allow other extensions to request the suspension of a tab. See [this issue](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/276) for more information. And please let me know about it so that I can try it out!
+The old extension had a small external api to allow other extensions to request the suspension of a tab. See [this issue](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/276) for more information.
+
+### Windows Group Policies / Windows Registry configuration values
 
-### Windows Group Policies
+Since extension version 7.1.8 it is possible to set the configuration using the system registy, which can be applied via group policies on Microsoft Windows.
+[More Info](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/1174)
 
-It is possible to force settings by defining group policies on Microsoft
-Windows.
+The whitelist consists of a list of domains seperated by a space character, *do not include http:// or https://* Here's an example:
+  `domain1.com www.domain2.com sub.domain3.com`
 
-The whitelist is stored internally as a string, with one URL per line.
+Configuration stored in registry can be either HKCU or HKLM at 
+  `\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\3rdparty\extensions\EXTENSION_ID\policy`
 
-The following settings can be defined:
+Replace the EXTENSION_ID with the correct value
+
+- To enable function `(true)` use REG_DWORD set to 1
+- To disable function `(false)` use REG_DWORD set to 0
+- When using REG_SZ "quotes" are not required
+
+*The following settings can be defined:*
 
 * `SCREEN_CAPTURE` (string, default: '0')
 * `SCREEN_CAPTURE_FORCE` (boolean, default: false)
@@ -75,11 +140,29 @@ The following settings can be defined:
 * `IGNORE_CACHE` (boolean, default: false)
 * `ADD_CONTEXT` (boolean, default: true)
 * `SYNC_SETTINGS` (boolean, default: true)
+* `ENABLE_CLEAN_SCREENCAPS` (boolean, default: false)
 * `SUSPEND_TIME` (string (minutes), default: '60')
 * `NO_NAG` (boolean, default: false)
 * `WHITELIST` (string (one URL per line), default: '')
 * `THEME` (string, default: 'light')
 
+
+**Step by Step:**
+
+*Note that config changes don't seem to apply until Chrome is restarted, sometimes requires closing/re-opening chrome for a second time*
+
+1. Copy the extension ID from chrome://extensions
+2. Create required registry keys (pick either HKLM or HKCU) obviously add your own extension ID, at:
+`\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\3rdparty\extensions\EXTENSION_ID\policy`
+  - Use REG_SZ for string config values
+  - Use REG_DWORD for boolean config (1 for true, 0 for false)
+  - Use REG_SZ for WHITELIST, split each domain with a space char. Extension doesn't care for www.  but do not include http/s://
+    `domain1.com domain2.com www.domain3.com whatever.you.want.com`
+3. **Restart Chrome at least once, if not twice**
+4. Go to chrome://policy and click "Reload policies" in top left, you should see your configuration listed
+![Config Example](https://i.imgur.com/Vr6P7xp.png)
+
+
 ### Contributing to this extension
 
 Contributions are very welcome. Feel free to submit pull requests for new features and bug fixes. For new features, ideally you would raise an issue for the proposed change first so that we can discuss ideas. This will go a long way to ensuring your pull request is accepted.
@@ -93,3 +176,4 @@ This work is licensed under a GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (v2)
 This package uses the [html2canvas](https://github.com/niklasvh/html2canvas) library written by Niklas von Hertzen.
 It also uses the indexedDb wrapper [db.js](https://github.com/aaronpowell/db.js) written by Aaron Powell.
 Thank you also to [BrowserStack](https://www.browserstack.com) for providing free chrome testing tools.
+Original source from [The Great Suspender v7.1.8](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender)

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "name": "thegreatsuspender",
+  "name": "thegreatsuspender-notrack",
   "version": "0.0.0",
-  "description": "A chrome extension for suspending all tabs to free up memory",
+  "description": "A chrome extension for suspending all tabs to free up memory. Without analytics tracking.",
   "main": "",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "grunt",
@@ -11,20 +11,23 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "git://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender.git"
+    "url": "git://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "chrome",
     "extension",
     "addon",
     "memory",
     "suspend",
-    "tab"
+    "tab",
+    "private",
+    "privacy",
+    "notrack"
   ],
-  "author": "deanoemcke",
+  "author": "aciidic",
   "license": "GPLv2",
   "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues"
+    "url": "https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/issues"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^4.19.1",

src/_locales/de/messages.json

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
     "html_options_other_enable_context_menu_tooltip_line1": { "message": "Macht Einstellungen der Erweiterung im Rechtsklick-Kontextmenü einer Webseite verfügbar." },
     "html_options_other_enable_context_menu_tooltip_line2": { "message": "Das ermöglicht den Zugriff auf umfangreichere Aktionen, die sonst" },
     "html_options_other_enable_context_menu_tooltip_line3": { "message": "nicht in der Erweiterung zu finden sind." },
+    "html_options_other_enable_nonag": { "message": "Deaktivieren von Benachrichtigungs-Popups beim ersten Start und nach einem Update" },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync": { "message": "Synchronisiere die Einstellungen mit deinem Chrome Profil" },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_tooltip_line1a": { "message": "Einstellungen der Erweiterung werden zu allen Chrome Browsern synchronisiert," },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_tooltip_line1b": { "message": "auf denen das gleiche Profil angemeldet ist." },

src/_locales/en/messages.json

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
     "html_history_recent_sessions": { "message": "Recent sessions" },
     "html_history_saved_sessions": { "message": "Saved sessions" },
     "html_history_import_session": { "message": "Import session" },
+    "html_history_migrate_tabs": { "message": "Migrate tabs" },
+    "html_history_migrate_old_id": { "message": "Old TGS Extension id" },
     "html_notice_title": { "message": "Notice" },
     "html_notice_important_notice": { "message": "Important notice from The Great Suspender" },
     "html_options_title": { "message": "Settings" },
@@ -112,13 +114,12 @@
     "html_options_other_enable_context_menu_tooltip_line1": { "message": "Add controls for this extension to the right-click menu of a web page." },
     "html_options_other_enable_context_menu_tooltip_line2": { "message": "This will give you access to advanced suspending actions not available" },
     "html_options_other_enable_context_menu_tooltip_line3": { "message": "elsewhere in the extension." },
+    "html_options_other_enable_nonag": { "message": "Disable notification tab popups on first run and after extension update" },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync": { "message": "Sync settings with your Chrome profile" },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_tooltip_line1a": { "message": "Extension settings will be synchronised across all chrome browsers which are" },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_tooltip_line1b": { "message": "logged in with the same profile." },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_tooltip_line2": { "message": "This will also synchronise settings in incognito mode." },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_warning": { "message": "Turning this on will overwrite settings on all other browsers logged into the same Chrome profile" },
-    "html_options_tracking_opt_out": { "message": "Automatic deactivation of any kind of tracking" },
-    "html_options_tracking_opt_out_line1": { "message": "This option will disable tracking code, such as that from Google Analytics." },
     "html_options_suspend_on_low_memory": { "message": "Instantly suspend when system memory gets very low" },
     "html_options_suspend_on_low_memory_tooltip_line1": { "message": "This option will override Chrome's automatic tab discarding functionality." },
     "html_options_suspend_on_low_memory_tooltip_line2": { "message": "If enabled, it will force a tab to suspend instead of being discarded by Chrome." },
@@ -230,6 +231,15 @@
     "js_history_confirm_delete": { "message": "Are you sure you want to delete this session?" },
     "js_history_confirm_session_overwrite": { "message": "There is already a saved session with this name. Overwrite existing session?" },
     "js_history_import_fail": { "message": "Failed to load file. Ensure file is plain text and contains a single url per line." },
+    "js_history_migrate_fail": { "message": "Need 32-character extension id to migrate from" },
+    "js_history_migrate_success": {
+      "message": "Successfully migrated $TABCOUNT$ tabs",
+      "placeholders": {
+        "tabcount": {
+          "content": "$1"
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "js_suspended_remove_from_whitelist": { "message": "Remove site from whitelist" },
     "js_suspended_hotkey_to_reload": { "message": "Set keyboard shortcuts" },
     "js_suspended_low_memory": { "message": "Tab suspended due to low system memory" },

src/_locales/pt_BR/messages.json

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
     "html_options_other_enable_context_menu_tooltip_line1": { "message": "Adicione controles para esta extensão no menu do botão direito de uma página da web." },
     "html_options_other_enable_context_menu_tooltip_line2": { "message": "Isso lhe dará acesso a ações avançadas de suspensão que não estão disponíveis" },
     "html_options_other_enable_context_menu_tooltip_line3": { "message": "em outro lugar na extensão." },
+    "html_options_other_enable_nonag": { "message": "Desativar popups de notificação na primeira execução e após atualização" },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync": { "message": "Sincronizar as configurações com seu perfil do Chrome" },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_tooltip_line1a": { "message": "As configurações de extensão serão sincronizadas em todos os navegadores Chrome que estiverem" },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_tooltip_line1b": { "message": "conectados com o mesmo perfil." },