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Proxy SOCKS5 – Easy SOCKS5 & HTTP Proxy Switcher

Chrome extension·by romeo.mihalcea
79
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Proxy SOCKS5 – Easy SOCKS5 & HTTP Proxy Switcher's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
35%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,632 extensions
In Productivity
46%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,441 productivity extensions
Findings
9
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
21
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 6 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 4 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(optional)

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

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

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 6, 2026
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