Is anonymoX safe?
anonymoX allows its VPN master server to open arbitrary URLs in new tabs on every periodic check-in.
Every ~15 minutes, anonymoX contacts master.anonymox.net to retrieve configuration. If the server's response includes a showURL field, the extension unconditionally opens that URL in a new browser tab without user interaction. The extension also fetches ad content from a server-controlled URL and injects it as an overlay into active tabs, with the ad frequency and source URL determined entirely by server response.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itanonymoX GmbH - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
anonymoX GmbH - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 3 hostnames
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 4.8.2. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change your data on every site you visit
<all_urls>
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Watch, block and rewrite every request your browser makes
webRequestBlocking
Route all of your browsing through a server of its choosing
proxy
Store data in your browser
storage
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Show you desktop notifications
notifications
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed anonymoX 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.
- master.anonymox.net
anonymoX sends data to master.anonymox.net. No other extension we have analyzed sends data here.