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In my case, I am using an extension that is prohibited by the website. I had downloaded the extension as a Zip file from the Chrome store and edited it in Notepad++, changed its name, and other things that can help in identifying the extension. But the code is the same, and permissions to access the site are the same, and then installed in developer mode on chrome. Can that website detect that I am using it?

Manifest.json file code:

{
"author": "Johnny Bravo",
"browser_action": {
    "default_icon": "icon_128.png",
    "default_popup": "/popup.html",
    "name": "Gaming Options"
},
"description": "DEVELOPED SPECIALLY FOR GAMERS WHO SAY: I LOVE GAMING!  I LOVE GAMING!  I LOVE GAMING!",
"icons": {
    "128": "icon_128.png"
},
"manifest_version": 2,
"name": "Gaming Options",
"content_scripts": [{
    "matches": [
        "http://quiz.vu.edu.pk/QuizQuestion.aspx*",
        "https://quiz.vu.edu.pk/QuizQuestion.aspx*"
    ],
    "js": [
        "popup.js",
        "siteJsCode.js",
        "copy_search.js",
        "jquery.min.js"
    ]
}],
"permissions": ["http://quiz.vu.edu.pk/*", "https://quiz.vu.edu.pk/*"],
"version": "1.1"}
Umer Mansoor
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  • It depends on what exactly the extension does in its content scripts and whether it exposes its resources to the web. – wOxxOm Jun 24 '21 at 18:17
  • @wOxxOm, They must need the extension ID??? I installed the extension using developer mode and its Extension ID is not the same as the original extension, so they don't know the extension ID of my modified extension. – Umer Mansoor Jun 25 '21 at 04:11
  • This question is not closed, I haven't found my answer yet, so please whoever sees this please answer this question or add a comment if know about this. Thanks! – Umer Mansoor Jun 25 '21 at 04:14
  • It depends on what exactly the extension does in its content scripts and whether it exposes its resources to the web. You need to investigate the source code of your extension. – wOxxOm Jun 25 '21 at 04:24
  • @wOxxOm, can I share the manifest.json file of my extension, it has about 25 lines of code and you can tell me if it exposes its resources. – Umer Mansoor Jun 25 '21 at 04:42
  • manifest.json doesn't expose any resources but the extension may do it in its content scripts. You need to investigate the source code of your extension. – wOxxOm Jun 25 '21 at 05:08

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