SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

iBlockAds

Firefox extension·by Search.com
64
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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

iBlockAds's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
8%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,022 extensions
In Privacy & Security
6%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,537 privacy & security extensions
Findings
37
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
24
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
14
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 37 distinct issues across 6 severities
37
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 38 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 24 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 24 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Access all HTTP sites

Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites

High
Access all HTTPS sites

Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

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
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Medium
Block requests with host access

Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

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

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