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VPN Free - Betternet VPN Proxy

Firefox extension·by Betternet LLC
34
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

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.

Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue

How it ranks

VPN Free - Betternet VPN Proxy's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
8%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Privacy & Security
5%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,497 privacy & security extensions
Findings
51
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
5
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
7429
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 51 distinct issues across 6 severities
51
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 58 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

7 risky permissions of 8 total
2 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 7 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

High
Control proxy settings

Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Block and modify web requests

Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

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