Is Admin By Request safe?

Clean risk

Admin By Request monitors browser downloads and forwards the file path of completed .exe files to the vendor's native host on the device.

When a browser download of a .exe file completes, the extension retrieves the full local filesystem path and forwards it to a locally installed Admin By Request native messaging host via the com.abr.startapp channel. The native host performs policy evaluation and can trigger a notification in the browser. No data leaves the local machine; all communication is between the extension and the vendor's own desktop application.

Admin By Requestv1.4.1Firefox Add-ons
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Data recipients

com.abr.startapp (local native host)
Updated 17 September 2026amo-2904694