SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Gecko Guard
Firefox extension·by Privacy Gecko
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Gecko Guard's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
71.72%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
61.72%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
29
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
6
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
18
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
11
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 29 findings across 5 severities
29
findings
detected
detected
Critical1138%
High00%
Medium1759%
Low13%
Info00%
Permissions requested
6 risky permissions of 18 total
6 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 18 permissions in total. 6 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Block and modify web requests
Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes
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
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Info
*://*/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://easylist.to/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/*
No additional information available.
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