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AdGuard VPN — Privacy & Security

Firefox extension·by Adguard Software Ltd
36
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

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How it ranks

AdGuard VPN — Privacy & Security's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,522 extensions
In Privacy & Security
1%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,494 privacy & security extensions
Findings
253
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
11314
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 253 distinct issues across 6 severities
253
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 262 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

6 risky permissions of 11 total
2 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 6 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

High
Control privacy settings

Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing

High
Control proxy settings

Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Sep 2, 2026
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