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Inventory of Installed Browser Extensions Across Endpoints
The query lists installed browser (Chrome & Edge) extensions across endpoints, normalizes browser names, counts unique systems per extension, adds a Chrome Web Store link, and sorts results to highlight the most common extensions. Reference: [GitHub CrowdStrike/logscale-community](https://github.com/CrowdStrike/logscale-community-content/blob/main/Queries-Only/Helpful-CQL-Queries/Enumerate%20Chrome%20%2B%20Edge%20Browser%20Extension%20on%20Win%20and%20Mac.md)
Detection Query
#event_simpleName=InstalledBrowserExtension BrowserExtensionId!="no-extension-available"
| groupBy([event_platform, BrowserName, BrowserExtensionId, BrowserExtensionName], function=([count(aid, distinct=true, as=TotalEndpoints)]))
| format("[See Extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/%s)", field=[BrowserExtensionId], as="Chrome Store Link")
| sort(order=desc, TotalEndpoints, limit=1000)
| case{
BrowserName="3" | BrowserName:="Chrome";
BrowserName="4" | BrowserName:="Edge";
*;
}
Author
CrowdStrike
Data Sources
Endpoint
Platforms
windowslinux
Tags
Huntingcs_module:Insight
Raw Content
# --- Query Metadata ---
# Human-readable name for the query. Will be displayed as the title.
name: Inventory of Installed Browser Extensions Across Endpoints
# Description of what the query does and its purpose.
description: The query lists installed browser (Chrome & Edge) extensions across endpoints, normalizes browser names, counts unique systems per extension, adds a Chrome Web Store link, and sorts results to highlight the most common extensions.
# The author or team that created the query.
author: CrowdStrike
# The required log sources to run this query successfully in Next-Gen SIEM.
# This will be displayed in the UI to inform the user.
log_sources:
- Endpoint
# The CrowdStrike modules required to run this query.
cs_required_modules:
- Insight
# Tags for filtering and categorization.
# Include relevant techniques, tactics, or platforms.
tags:
- Hunting
# --- Query Content ---
# The actual CrowdStrike Query Language (CQL) code.
# Using the YAML block scalar `|` allows for multi-line strings.
cql: |
#event_simpleName=InstalledBrowserExtension BrowserExtensionId!="no-extension-available"
| groupBy([event_platform, BrowserName, BrowserExtensionId, BrowserExtensionName], function=([count(aid, distinct=true, as=TotalEndpoints)]))
| format("[See Extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/%s)", field=[BrowserExtensionId], as="Chrome Store Link")
| sort(order=desc, TotalEndpoints, limit=1000)
| case{
BrowserName="3" | BrowserName:="Chrome";
BrowserName="4" | BrowserName:="Edge";
*;
}
# Explanation of the query.
# Using the YAML block scalar `|` allows for multi-line strings.
# Uses markdown for formatting on the webpage.
explanation: |
Reference: [GitHub CrowdStrike/logscale-community](https://github.com/CrowdStrike/logscale-community-content/blob/main/Queries-Only/Helpful-CQL-Queries/Enumerate%20Chrome%20%2B%20Edge%20Browser%20Extension%20on%20Win%20and%20Mac.md)