[Bug] Google Automated Search page fails to load results with DuckDuckGo Chrome extension as default browser on ChromeOS Flex

[DailyInvestors]

Description

When attempting to use the Google Automated Search page with the DuckDuckGo Chrome extension (set as the default browser in ChromeOS Flex developer settings), the page either stays blank or shows an error, and no search results are displayed.

Steps to Reproduce

1. On ChromeOS Flex, open the Chrome browser.
2. Install and enable the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials extension.
3. Set DuckDuckGo as the default browser via the extension's dev settings.
4. Attempt to use the Google Automated Search page.
5. Observe that the page fails to load or show results.

Expected behavior:
The Google Automated Search page should load and display search results as expected when using DuckDuckGo as the default browser via the extension.

Actual behavior:
The page remains blank or shows an error message, and no results are displayed.

Versions

• Extension: (please specify)
• Browser: Chrome (please specify version)
• OS: ChromeOS Flex (please specify version and device, e.g. HP Chromebook 14)

Additional Information

• The issue is repeatable and occurs every time.
• No special settings enabled apart from setting DuckDuckGo as the default browser.
• Noticed after enabling the extension as default; not tested with older versions.
• No relevant errors in the extension debugging console (please specify if you see any).
• Please include screenshots if possible for additional context.

[DailyInvestors]

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[sammacbeth]

Could you clarify what you mean by "Google Automated Search". Ideally a URL that one can test this issue on.

[DailyInvestors]

Step 1. Go to Chrome Browser Search Settings. Step 2. Activate DuckDuckGO as main search engine. Step 3. The malicious hook.js was denying and stopping any DuckDuckGO page, search from loading. Denying the Privacy filter from DuckDuckGO. Step 4. This was a persistent Dom hook. However this can now be closed, as it was purged. https://soloist.ai/dailyinvestors

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