SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Phishing URL Detector

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

Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue

How it ranks

Phishing URL Detector's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
23%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,636 extensions
In Privacy & Security
17%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,500 privacy & security extensions
Findings
12
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 12 distinct issues across 6 severities
12
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 4 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

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

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