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The proxy permission

Chrome extension permission · by Alex · checked

An extension holding proxy can change the proxy your browser sends all traffic through.

We weight it 15 out of 100 when scoring how much an extension can reach. That is a measure of capability, not of behaviour: plenty of extensions need this to do their job.

Extensions we track using it
414
Share of those we have checked
0.6%
Risk weight
15/100

Who asks for it

Out of the 67,225 extensions we have examined, 414 declare this permission. These are the largest of them by user count.

ExtensionPlatformUsersReach
VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection Manifest V3 14M 100
Urban VPN Proxy Manifest V3 6M 100
Free VPN For Chrome - VPN Extension - Windscribe Manifest V3 2M 100
ЮБуст - VPN для YouTube. Обход блокировки Ютуб без ВПН. VPN для браузера Manifest V3 2M 100
Surfshark Chrome VPN extension — fast, private, and free to start Manifest V3 1M 100
Адаптер Рутокен Коннект Manifest V3 1M 71
TunnelBear VPN Manifest V3 1M 100
ExpressVPN: VPN & proxy browser extension Manifest V3 1M 100
UltraSurf Security, Privacy & Freedom VPN Manifest V3 900k 24
Turbo VPN - Secure Free VPN Proxy Manifest V3 800k 85
CyberGhost VPN – Proxy for Chrome Manifest V3 800k 50
1ClickVPN Proxy for Chrome Manifest V3 400k 100
AdGuard VPN: free & secure proxy Manifest V3 400k 100
Requestly: Intercept & Modify HTTP Requests Manifest V3 300k 93
anonymoX Manifest V3 300k 85
Censor Tracker – Proxy for Privacy & Security Manifest V3 300k 60
Врубель - VPN для YouTube за 1 руб в день Manifest V3 300k 100
iGuge Manifest V3 200k 100
Tonkeeper — wallet for TON Manifest V3 200k 45
SmartProxy Manifest V3 100k 90
РуТрекер VPN - расширение для доступа к сайту Manifest V3 100k 93
Youtube Unblocked Manifest V3 100k 85
穿梭Transocks回国加速器 - 海外华人回国追剧听歌 Manifest V3 100k 85
Whom? Gerenciador de certificados digitais Manifest V3 100k 100
VPN Proxy Master: Change IP for Chrome Manifest V3 100k 85

Counts are of extensions we have checked ourselves, not of the whole Chrome Web Store. Chrome's own reference for developers: developer.chrome.com. How we weight permissions