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User Agent Switcher

Chrome extension·by Web User-Agent
75
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

User Agent Switcher's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
24%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,225 extensions
In Productivity
31%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 191,248 productivity extensions
Findings
22
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
100000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 22 distinct issues across 6 severities
22
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 35 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 5 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 14, 2026
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