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User Agent Switcher

Firefox extension·by thewheat
47
/ 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 7 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

User Agent Switcher's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
31%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,522 extensions
In Web Development
18%of web development extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 15,261 web development extensions
Findings
10
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
354
median 2vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 10 distinct issues across 6 severities
10
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 5 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 5 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
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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