SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

ProxyBro — Proxy Manager & Switcher with Privacy Profiles

Chrome extension·by Human Khoobsirat
69
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

ProxyBro — Proxy Manager & Switcher with Privacy Profiles's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
13%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,380 extensions
In Productivity
17%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 191,263 productivity extensions
Findings
58
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
14
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
5
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 58 distinct issues across 6 severities
58
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

9 risky permissions of 14 total
9 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 9 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
Control privacy settings

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

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
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

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 · Jul 31, 2026
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