SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Free VPN for Chrome - freemybrowser

Chrome extension·by Freemybrowser.com
69
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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

Free VPN for Chrome - freemybrowser's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
13%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 401,999 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
11%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,640 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
21
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
10
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
20000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 21 distinct issues across 6 severities
21
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 54 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

5 risky permissions of 10 total
5 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 5 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Control proxy settings

Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Auth request provider

Can provide authentication credentials for web requests

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Block requests with host access

Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Run in background

Can run scripts in the background when not actively in use

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026
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