Is Free VPN Proxy & Ad Blocker - Planet VPN safe?
Free VPN Proxy & Ad Blocker - Planet VPN redirects your current tab to an advertiser link after login or a server switch on free accounts.
On free-tier accounts, the extension fetches an ad configuration from its own server and, after you log in or connect/switch VPN servers, navigates whatever tab you currently have open to an advertiser URL without opening a new tab or asking for confirmation. This is rate-limited by a daily counter and cooldown interval controlled by the same remote config. Premium accounts are exempt from this behavior.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itFree VPN Planet - no other listings under this identity, 15 shared hostnames
Free VPN Planet - no other listings under this identity, 15 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 15 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 3.8.0. 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>
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms
Route all of your browsing through a server of its choosing
proxy
Store data in your browser
storage
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Read and change your full browsing history
history
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Watch, block and rewrite every request your browser makes
webRequestBlocking
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Change your browser's privacy and security settings
privacy
See, disable and uninstall your other extensions, including your security ones
management
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Free VPN Proxy & Ad Blocker - Planet VPN 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.
- api.freeplanetvpn.com
Free VPN Proxy & Ad Blocker - Planet VPN sends data to api.freeplanetvpn.com. No other extension we have analyzed sends data here.