SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Free VPN for Chrome
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Free VPN for Chrome's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
74.65%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
64.65%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
15
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
8
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
10
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
4
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 15 findings across 5 severities
15
findings
detected
detected
Critical427%
High427%
Medium640%
Low17%
Info00%
Permissions requested
8 risky permissions of 10 total
2 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 8 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions
Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
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
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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