Is exportcomments.com safe on LinkedIn in 2026?
No — LinkedIn detects exportcomments.com (we checked it ). exportcomments.com's extension ID is on LinkedIn's AED detection list (Nov 2026 snapshot), and LinkedIn's page code checks for exportcomments.com on every visit by requesting chrome-extension://fdkllnnmgjajhplnhemfbbglbncchkjj/img/icon.png — a file that exists only if exportcomments.com is installed. Our automated scan of exportcomments.com 1.2.0 found code that references LinkedIn's session cookie li_at (1 matches in 1 files); whether exportcomments.com sends that cookie anywhere needs a manual dataflow review.
Updated · LinkedIn AED snapshot Nov 2026
Does LinkedIn detect exportcomments.com? What we found in its code
This browser extension is actively compiled into LinkedIn's frontend detection lists. LinkedIn's scripts can detect when this is active on your browser.
What this means: detection isn't an instant ban — it's one input to LinkedIn's risk score. But it's a standing signal: it stacks with your behavior (volume, programmatic clicks) and device fingerprint, and this is just the AED list — one of LinkedIn's three detection systems (see how it works).
What our automated scan found in exportcomments.com's code
We downloaded exportcomments.com version 1.2.0 from the Chrome Web Store on and searched its 5 code files for the patterns below. Each line shows the first place we found it.
- exportcomments.com's code references
li_at— LinkedIn's session cookie, the one that keeps you logged in. 1 match in 1 file — first at js/data.js:26. - exportcomments.com uses the Chrome cookies API (
chrome.cookies), which reads cookies of every site it has access to. 4 matches in 1 file — first at js/background.js:80. - exportcomments.com creates synthetic clicks or keystrokes (
dispatchEvent/MouseEvent) — LinkedIn can tell these from real input (isTrusted=false). 1 match in 1 file — first at js/main.js:225. - exportcomments.com makes its own network requests (
fetch/ XHR / WebSocket). 4 matches in 1 file — first at js/discord.js:194. - exportcomments.com's code mentions linkedin.com. 3 matches in 2 files — first at js/data.js:24.
What this scan is — and isn't. It is an automated static search of the shipped package, not a full teardown: a match means the pattern is in the code, not that exportcomments.com misuses it, and no match doesn't prove absence (minified or runtime-built code can hide it). We haven't traced where exportcomments.com sends data. How we test
How LinkedIn checks for exportcomments.com: the AED probe
That verdict isn't a guess. This is what LinkedIn's own page code does on every visit — simplified from its production bundle, which the BrowserGate investigation reverse-engineered line by line:
// chrome-extension://fdkllnnmgjajhplnhemfbbglbncchkjj/img/icon.png

How LinkedIn fingerprints your browser while you use exportcomments.com
Even after a cookie is copied out, LinkedIn keeps one more receipt on every request that follows — a 48-point snapshot of the exact machine making it. Faking it convincingly means reproducing that machine's quirks, not just editing a string.
Click any signal above for what it means. These are illustrative values — this demo never reads your actual device.
Canvas render hash: Draws a hidden shape and hashes the pixels — GPU/driver quirks make it near-unique. (illustrative — e.g. a1f9…3e0c)
WebGL parameters: 65+ GPU/renderer values read straight from the graphics driver. (illustrative — e.g. ANGLE (Apple, M2 Pro))
AudioContext: Plays an inaudible tone and hashes tiny hardware-specific waveform differences. (illustrative — e.g. 124.0432…)
Installed fonts: Measures text rendering to infer which fonts are installed on your machine. (illustrative — e.g. 38 fonts)
Local IP (WebRTC): A WebRTC leak reveals your real local network IP, even behind a VPN. (illustrative — e.g. 192.168.1.x)
Timezone ×2: Checked two different ways — a mismatch between them is itself a signal. (illustrative — e.g. Europe/Warsaw)
Hardware & OS: CPU core count, device memory, screen size/depth, platform string. (illustrative — e.g. 8 cores · macOS)
navigator.webdriver: Chrome's own automation flag — true when a page is driven by Selenium/Puppeteer. (illustrative — e.g. false)
Cameras & mics: Enumerates connected media devices without asking permission to use them. (illustrative — e.g. 1 camera · 2 mics)
Incognito flag: A filesystem-quota heuristic that detects private-browsing mode. (illustrative — e.g. false)
This extension runs inside your real browser, so its requests always carry your real fingerprint — that isn't something it controls, it's simply where its code executes.
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