SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

ProxySwitcher

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

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How it ranks

ProxySwitcher's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
0%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,380 extensions
In Productivity
0%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 191,263 productivity extensions
Findings
103
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
6
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
12
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
59
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 103 distinct issues across 6 severities
103
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

6 risky permissions of 12 total
6 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 12 permissions in total. 6 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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
Auth request provider

Can provide authentication credentials for web requests

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Control privacy settings

Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing

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
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

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

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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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 15, 2026
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