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Google Translate (unofficial)

Firefox extension·by Mylhan
31
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

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How it ranks

Google Translate (unofficial)'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,509 extensions
In Search Tools
0%of search tools extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 16,724 search tools extensions
Findings
164
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1777
median 2vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 164 distinct issues across 6 severities
164
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 5 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

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

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