Is Web Cache Viewer safe?
This extension opens archived or cached versions of the current page from web archive and search cache services.
A toolbar menu lets the user choose a cache service for the active tab, then opens the cached or archived page in a new tab. The description lists support for Web Archive/Wayback Machine, Bing, Yandex, Archive.is, GhostArchive, Megalodon, and WebCitation.
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 behaviour. Flagged: Tor Browser (high).
Who publishes itGOODEXTENSIONS - 4 other listings from the same operator, 2 of them carrying a finding
GOODEXTENSIONS - 4 other listings from the same operator, 2 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, 49k+ users between them. 2 of them carry a finding.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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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.is
Web Cache Viewer sends data to Archive.is. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.
- Bingwidely used
Web Cache Viewer sends data to Bing. Named as a recipient by 38 other extensions we have analysed.
- Yandex
Web Cache Viewer sends data to Yandex. Named as a recipient by 11 other extensions we have analysed.
- GhostArchive
Web Cache Viewer sends data to GhostArchive. Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.
- Megalodon
Web Cache Viewer sends data to Megalodon. Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.
- Web Archive/Wayback Machine
Web Cache Viewer sends data to Web Archive/Wayback Machine. Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.
- WebCitation
Web Cache Viewer sends data to WebCitation. Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.