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SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Bart Proxy Switcher

Chrome extension·by support
74
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Bart Proxy Switcher's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
21%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Productivity
25%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 202,458 productivity extensions
Findings
35
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
10
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
2000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 35 distinct issues across 6 severities
35
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 46 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 10 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Delete browsing data

Can remove browsing history, cookies, cache, and other browsing data

High
Control proxy settings

Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Auth request provider

Can provide authentication credentials for web requests

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

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Block requests with host access

Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

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

Low
View blocked request stats

Can see which declarative rules matched network requests

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 20, 2026
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