SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
IPVanish Secure Browser
Firefox extension·by IPVanish
81
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
IPVanish Secure Browser's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
30%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 421,529 extensions
In Privacy & Security
34%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,665 privacy & security extensions
Findings
15
median 11Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
715
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 15 distinct issues across 6 severities
15
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical17%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium1387%
Low17%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 5 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 1 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
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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
Info
*://*/*
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 22, 2026
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