AI 产品解读Search engine redirect extension that replaces the browser's default search engine with a Yahoo-powered search via query.quicksearchtool.com
Provides web search from the address bar (primary purpose stated in store listing); in practice, it hijacks the default search setting to route queries through the developer's search portal for ad revenue monetization
1. User installs extension. 2. Extension changes default search engine to QuickSearchTool (Yahoo-powered). 3. Extension generates a tracking UID and logs install event. 4. Extension opens a promotional new tab page. 5. All subsequent address bar searches are routed through query.quicksearchtool.com with tracking params, returning Yahoo search results. 6. Yahoo search result links opened in new tabs are repositioned into a split-window layout.
Overrides default search engine via chrome_settings_overrides to query.quicksearchtool.comRedirects search queries to Yahoo-powered results with tracking parametersOpens a new tab page (hp.quicksearchtool.com) on install and updateTracks installs, updates, and user activity via logging to log.quicksearchtool.comReads cookies from quicksearchtool.com for attribution/trackingSplits Yahoo search result windows into a side panel layout
- 目标用户
- General web users who install from Chrome Web Store (200,000+ users)
- The extension is very small (5 files, ~5KB of JS) so the entire source was reviewed. All three decisions have high confidence.
- Cannot verify what hp.quicksearchtool.com or query.quicksearchtool.com server-side actually return without live testing.
付费分析未识别到付费功能
No payment processing, subscription checks, premium tier logic, or upgrade UI found. The 'pro' keyword matches are false positives: 'provider' (manifest search_provider), 'Promise' (background.js getTracking), and a hash string in verified_contents.json. Monetization is via Yahoo search advertising revenue, not user-facing paid features.
- 置信度
- 95
- 支付平台
- --
- 来源
- AI / 高
- 需要登录
- 否
- 登录理由
- The extension has no login UI, no authentication flow, and no user account system. The user_id is a randomly generated UUID stored in chrome.storage.sync for tracking purposes (background.js:64), not an account credential. No login providers exist.