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WTF? Search

Firefox extension·by HomeBase Software
52
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points

  • No update in over 5 years
Why this matters

An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.

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How it ranks

WTF? Search's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
45%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Tabs
25%of tabs extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,598 tabs extensions
Findings
16
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 2vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 16 distinct issues across 6 severities
16
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 20 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Info
*://wtfsearch.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://wtfsearch.app/*

No additional information available.

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