Is Abbreviations.com safe?
Abbreviations.com sends selected or active-page text to Abbreviations.com lookup services.
When you trigger a lookup, the extension reads text selected on the current page or text from the active editable field. It sends that text in requests to Abbreviations.com count and abbreviation lookup endpoints, while its content script runs across http, https, and file pages.
Who publishes itSTANDS4 LTD - 4 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
STANDS4 LTD - 4 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same store account
4 other listings published from this account, 16k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.
Shared hosts - 1 hostname
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.0.7. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Store data in your browser
storage
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Abbreviations.com contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- www.abbreviations.com
Abbreviations.com sends data to www.abbreviations.com. 3 other extensions we have analysed send data here.