Is Proxy Switcher and Manager safe?
Proxy Switcher and Manager can apply a public proxy from api.getproxylist.com to all browser traffic after a search.
When the manual proxy search button is used, the extension requests a proxy from api.getproxylist.com/proxy and converts the returned IP, port, and protocol into fixed proxy rules for HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. It then applies those rules through the browser proxy settings, so browser traffic uses the externally supplied proxy until the setting is changed.
Who publishes ittlintspr - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
tlintspr - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
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 0.5.2. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Store data in your browser
storage
Show you desktop notifications
notifications
Route all of your browsing through a server of its choosing
proxy
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Proxy Switcher and Manager 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.getproxylist.com
Proxy Switcher and Manager sends data to api.getproxylist.com. One other extension we have analysed sends data here.