extenshi.io
SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Private Simplified Search

Firefox extension·by Sanjay
56
/ 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.

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

Private Simplified Search's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
56%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,380 extensions
In Search Tools
28%of search tools extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 16,560 search tools extensions
Findings
8
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 2vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 8 distinct issues across 6 severities
8
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Info
*://*.ecosia.org/*

No additional information available.

Are you the author of Private Simplified Search?

Claim this extension to respond to findings, add context, and earn a verified badge on extenshi.io.

Claim this extension

Add the badge to your README

Show Private Simplified Search's live security score on GitHub or in your docs
Extenshi security score badge preview
Markdown
[![Extenshi security score](https://catalog.extenshi.io/api/badge/132603)](https://catalog.extenshi.io/extensions/132603/security)
HTML
<a href="https://catalog.extenshi.io/extensions/132603/security"><img src="https://catalog.extenshi.io/api/badge/132603" alt="Extenshi security score" /></a>

The badge always shows the current score — it updates automatically after every scan.

Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 24, 2026
Browser extensions made transparent.