CRX files are Chrome browser plugin files, or Chrome extensions, primarily used to enhance various functionalities of the Chrome browser. CRX files are saved in a compressed format and may contain files like .js, .json, images, and executable programs. Common plugins include mini-games, ad blockers, screenshot tools, translation, etc.
CRX file format, with additional info in ZIP file header; simply renaming to ZIP might not allow extraction.
Encoding rules:
43 72 32 34 # "Cr24" -- the magic number
02 00 00 00 # 2 -- the crx format version number
A2 00 00 00 # 162 -- length of public key in bytes
80 00 00 00 # 128 -- length of signature in bytes
........... # the contents of the public key
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