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WhatsTheTech

Firefox extension·by JasonBian
42
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points

  • No update in over 6 years
  • Built on Manifest V2, which Chrome and Edge are retiring
Why this matters

An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.

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How it ranks

WhatsTheTech's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
17%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Developer Tools
29%of developer tools extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 3,463 developer tools extensions
Findings
18
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 1Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
7
median 55vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 18 distinct issues across 6 severities
18
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 19 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 3 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

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