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Big Search

Firefox extension·by GarryW
80
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Big Search's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
39%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,509 extensions
In Tabs
21%of tabs extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,639 tabs extensions
Findings
22
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
10
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
122
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 22 distinct issues across 6 severities
22
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 10 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

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
Write to clipboard

Can place content onto your clipboard

Medium
Read clipboard

Can read text and data currently on your clipboard

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Low
Trigger searches

Can trigger searches using the default search engine

Info
*://*.acsearch.atwebpages.com/editengine.php*

No additional information available.

Info
*://garywill.github.io/BigSearch/editengine.html*

No additional information available.

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 17, 2026
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