SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Windscribe - Free VPN and Ad Blocker
Firefox extension·by Windscribe
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Windscribe - Free VPN and Ad Blocker's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
51.23%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
41.23%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
40
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
11
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
19
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 40 distinct issues across 6 severities
40
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 46 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical25%
High25%
Needs Review00%
Medium2153%
Low1435%
Info13%
Permissions requested
11 risky permissions of 19 total
2 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 19 permissions in total. 11 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
Critical
Manage other extensions
Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions
High
Control proxy settings
Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server
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
Block and modify web requests
Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
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
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Browser settings
Can read and modify browser-wide settings
Info
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