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Running extensions detector

Description

An extension with access to the "chrome.debugger" API can list all active targets (including those it cannot attach to and tabs from incognito windows) through the use of the chrome.debugger.getTargets() method.

An attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension can track all extensions with a background page or service worker, which is useful for fingerprinting devices.

How to use

  1. Install and enable the provided extension

The extension will automatically open a new tab showing the list of running extensions that were detected.

Timeline

Same as for incognito tabs debugger. However, although listing tabs from incognito windows was considered a bug by the Chromium Developer Team, listing running extension was not.