SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Switcheroo
Firefox extension·by neilsimp1
81
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Switcheroo's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
41%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,831 extensions
In Other
19%of other extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 28,822 other extensions
Findings
11
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
2
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 11 distinct issues across 6 severities
11
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical19%
High19%
Needs Review00%
Medium873%
Low19%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 3 total
2 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
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
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 22, 2026
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