Is Unblock Proxy safe?
Unblock Proxy routes all of your browser traffic through a hardcoded third-party proxy once its toggle is switched on.
When the popup's "Unblock" switch is turned on, the extension installs a PAC script that sends every URL you visit — not just the blocked site you meant to unblock — to one of four hardcoded proxy IPs. It authenticates each connection with a single hardcoded username and password that is baked into the extension and shared by every install, whether on the free or paid plan.
Rated medium risk because of who publishes it: 1 of the 4 other listings from the same operator is rated high or critical for malicious behavior. Flagged: Prompt Optimizer (high).
Who publishes itFlashmaster, Innova8, Chandigarh, INDIA - 4 other listings from the same operator, 1 of them carrying a finding
Flashmaster, Innova8, Chandigarh, INDIA - 4 other listings from the same operator, 1 of them carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same store account
4 other listings published from this account, 104k+ users between them. 1 of them carries a finding.
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.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.0.0. 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
*://*/*
Route all of your browsing through a server of its choosing
proxy
Store data in your browser
storage
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Run hidden pages in the background
offscreen
Keep running in the background while your browser is open
background
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Unblock Proxy 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.
- 172.252.57.115:20000
Unblock Proxy sends data to 172.252.57.115:20000. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.
- 172.252.57.116:20000
Unblock Proxy sends data to 172.252.57.116:20000. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.
- 172.252.57.117:20000
Unblock Proxy sends data to 172.252.57.117:20000. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.
- 172.252.57.118:20000
Unblock Proxy sends data to 172.252.57.118:20000. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.