Is Web Cache Viewer safe?
Web Cache Viewer sends user-selected page or link URLs to archive services when opening cached copies.
When you choose its popup button or context menu item, Web Cache Viewer opens the current page or selected link through Wayback Machine or Archive.today. The URL is included in the archive service request so those services can look up or create a cached copy.
Who publishes itmatbram - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
matbram - 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 2.0. 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
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Store data in your browser
storage
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Web Cache Viewer 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.
- archive.today
Web Cache Viewer sends data to archive.today. 6 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.
- web.archive.org
Web Cache Viewer sends data to web.archive.org. 6 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.