SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

AdBlox - Ad Blocker

Firefox extension·by AdBlox
46
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

AdBlox - Ad Blocker's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Privacy & Security
1%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,541 privacy & security extensions
Findings
250
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
1588
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 250 distinct issues across 6 severities
250
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

5 risky permissions of 8 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 5 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites(optional)

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

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

Medium
Access current tab

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

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

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