SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Proxy Switch
Firefox extension·by Edward Taylor
93
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Proxy Switch's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
71%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,380 extensions
In Privacy & Security
57%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,476 privacy & security extensions
Findings
4
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High125%
Needs Review00%
Medium250%
Low125%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Control proxy settings
Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 24, 2026
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