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Hola VPN - Your Website Unblocker

Chrome extension·by Hola VPN LTD.
15
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CRITICAL
Severe indicators. Treat as unsafe until the developer addresses these findings.

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How it ranks

Hola VPN - Your Website Unblocker's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
0%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 421,529 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
0%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,741 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
115
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
10
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
4000000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 115 distinct issues across 6 severities
115
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 134 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

7 risky permissions of 10 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 7 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions(optional)

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

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
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

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

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 8, 2026
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