MSN + Bing for Chrome

Set MSN as your homepage and Bing as your search engine

Users1M

Rating4.1

Reviews90

Manifest versionV3

7-day growth0

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Version1.0.0.57

ManifestV3

Size1.36MiB

Languages33Deutsch / English / English (United Kingdom) +30

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Enrich your browsing experience with the MSN + Bing extension for Chrome. Stay up-to-date with the latest headline news, sports, local weather, entertainment and more from thousands of the world’s most popular and trusted news brands. Keep up with trending topic through popular searches and take advantage of faster search results with Bing.

Add the MSN + Bing extension for Chrome now.

Features include:

- Trending news from thousands of the world’s most popular and trusted news sources

- Stay connected through integrated Outlook.com and Skype accounts

- Get localized weather forecasts and sports scores from your favorite teams

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AI product read

Sets MSN as the browser homepage and Bing as the default search engine in Chrome

Provides a convenient way for Microsoft/MSN/Bing users to configure their Chrome browser to use Microsoft services as defaults, while enabling telemetry and attribution tracking for Microsoft

User installs extension → homepage is set to MSN.com feed and default search engine is changed to Bing → user's searches go through Bing with attribution parameters → extension sends periodic telemetry pings to Microsoft → first Bing search triggers a notification overlay → clicking the extension icon opens MSN.com

Target users: Microsoft ecosystem users who prefer MSN and Bing / Users who want MSN news, weather, and sports as their homepage / Users who want to earn Microsoft Rewards through Bing searches

background.bundle.js and content.bundle.js are large minified bundles (~149KB and ~105KB) making it difficult to fully inspect all logic paths
The extension requests broad host_permissions (https://*/* and http://*/*) which is excessive for its stated purpose and may enable behavior not evident from static analysis
Cannot fully determine what telemetry data is collected by the Aria analytics endpoints without deeper inspection of the minified bundles

Monetization

No paid features detected

The extension contains no billing logic, no subscription checks, no payment platform integrations, no feature gating, and no upgrade prompts for paid features. The 'pro' keyword matches are false positives from partial word matches (e.g., 'provider', 'proširenje'). The 'upgrade' keyword hits refer to extension version updates ('The extension is now upgraded to a newer version!'), not paid upgrades. The 'license' hits reference jQuery's open-source license. Microsoft Rewards mentioned in the store description is a free program (earn points via searches), not a paid feature of the extension.

Confidence: 95
Payment platform: --
Source: AI / High
Login required: No
Reason: The extension's core workflow—setting MSN as homepage and Bing as search engine—works without any login. The extension contains no authentication UI, no sign-in forms, no OAuth flows, and no token-based login logic. While the store description mentions optional features like Outlook.com, Skype, Office Online, and Microsoft Rewards (which would require Microsoft accounts), these are features of the destination services, not requirements imposed by the extension itself. The 'signin' keyword hits in background.bundle.js are from Microsoft Bond telemetry library code, not actual sign-in functionality.

Permission risk

High-risk permissions

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扩展能力较强：cookies、tabs、storage、scripting
主机权限覆盖范围较宽
同时具备浏览数据与站点访问能力

Publisher

Microsoft Corporation

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +14259431187
Address: One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-8300 US

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