SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
FathomFox
Firefox extension·by Erik Rose
0
/ 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.
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How it ranks
FathomFox's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
2%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Other
1%of other extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 26,888 other extensions
Findings
31
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
27
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 31 distinct issues across 6 severities
31
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical13%
High1032%
Needs Review00%
Medium1755%
Low26%
Info13%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 4 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 4 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
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Developer tools
Can extend browser developer tools with custom panels
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 6, 2026
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