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Proxy SwitchyOmega

Firefox extension·by Firefox user 12962115
6
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CRITICAL
Severe indicators. Treat as unsafe until the developer addresses these findings.

Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points

  • No update in over 8 years
  • Bundles libraries with known vulnerabilities and no fix in sight
Why this matters

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How it ranks

Proxy SwitchyOmega's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Privacy & Security
1%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,541 privacy & security extensions
Findings
153
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
11509
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 153 distinct issues across 6 severities
153
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 161 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

8 risky permissions of 11 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 8 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

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
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

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

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 24, 2026
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