A browser extension that alerts users when installed extensions change ownership, permissions, or code silently

Chrome extensions are routinely acquired after building trust, then repurposed to inject ads, steal credentials, or exfiltrate data. The Web Store shows no ownership-change notice, and users have no way to know a developer they trusted no longer controls the extension. This tool monitors every installed extension's publisher, permissions, and update fingerprint and immediately notifies the user the moment anything changes.

Demand Breakdown

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Detect when your installed Chrome extensions have changed owners

2024-03-06

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classvsoftware/under-new-management - Detect when your installed extensions have changed owners

@gh:classvsoftware · 2024-03-01

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Gap Assessment

CompetitiveMultiple tools exist but differentiation opportunities remain

3 tools exist (Under New Management, LayerX Enterprise Browser Extension, SquareX) but gaps remain: No active maintenance, no permission-diff tracking, no code-hash fingerprinting, no risk scoring, no history log, no team/org features. Proof-of-concept only.; Enterprise-only (requires Chrome for Enterprise and IT admin deployment). No individual or SMB offering. Minimum viable customer is a corporate IT team. No self-serve..

Features7 agent-ready prompts

Real-time ownership and publisher change detection

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Permission diff alerts on extension updates

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Code fingerprint monitoring for silent code injection

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Risk score dashboard for all installed extensions

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One-click extension quarantine and disable

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Export and share extension audit report

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Subscription billing and update channel

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Competitive LandscapeFREE

Product	Does	Missing
Under New Management	Open-source Chrome extension that detects publisher/developer info changes on installed extensions and alerts the user.	No active maintenance, no permission-diff tracking, no code-hash fingerprinting, no risk scoring, no history log, no team/org features. Proof-of-concept only.
LayerX Enterprise Browser Extension	Enterprise browser security platform that risk-scores Chrome extensions and integrates with Chrome for Enterprise policy management. $45M total funding.	Enterprise-only (requires Chrome for Enterprise and IT admin deployment). No individual or SMB offering. Minimum viable customer is a corporate IT team. No self-serve.
SquareX	Browser Detection and Response (BDR) platform that converts any browser into an enterprise-grade secure browser via a managed extension. $20M Series A from SYN Ventures.	Enterprise-only, no self-serve plan. Requires organizational deployment. Does not specifically surface ownership-transfer events for individual users.