Is Etherscan safe?

Clean risk

Shows Ethereum gas prices and lets users search selected addresses on Etherscan.

This extension displays current Ethereum gas prices, including a badge that updates regularly, and supports desktop alerts for customized gas price thresholds. It also adds a context-menu option to search highlighted Ethereum addresses on Etherscan while browsing.

Etherscanv1.0.7Chrome Web Store
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Who publishes it

Etherscan - no other listings under this identity

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
Etherscan

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

  • Schedule its own background tasks

    alarms

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Add items to the right-click menu

    contextMenus

  • Run its own code inside the pages you visit

    scripting

  • Show you desktop notifications

    notifications

Where it sends data

Destinations our analysis observed Etherscan 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.

  • etherscan.io

    Etherscan sends data to etherscan.io. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.

  • forms.blockscan.com

    Etherscan sends data to forms.blockscan.com. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.

Updated 30 September 2026joeoaocmnapjmkhjndfflecmdaldkpbn