Is YouTube Shorts Autoscroll safe to use?

YouTube Shorts Autoscroll has a security risk score of 45.74/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 14 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of YouTube Shorts Autoscroll?

Based on our automated security analysis, YouTube Shorts Autoscroll presents medium risk level. The extension is analyzed for malware patterns, secret exposure, network communications, permissions, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

How is the security score calculated?

Risky Plugins calculates security scores using weighted categories: severity of findings (25 points max), malware detections (35 points), secret exposure (28 points), network communications (10 points), and obfuscation (10 points). Scores range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating greater risk.

What does CRITICAL, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, MINIMAL risk mean?

CRITICAL (80-100): Severe security issues like malware. HIGH (60-79): Significant vulnerabilities. MEDIUM (40-59): Moderate security concerns. LOW (20-39): Minor issues. MINIMAL (0-19): Very low risk. Always review findings before installing any extension.

Firefox Add-ons

YouTube Shorts Autoscroll

Name: YouTube Shorts Autoscroll
Availability: InStock
Author: Naka

by Naka · 1 users

0012a360-5b67-520d-8a77-ed46a9606017 | v1.1.1

MEDIUM risk

Risk verdict

Review before use

Score-based assessment (medium risk, 46/100). No analyst review available.

Analysis record

Analysed: 2 weeks ago
Version: v1.1.1
Artifact: SHA256 472…306
Source: Findings (non-IoC)

Evidence ledger

Ranked by severity · findings with a source location link to the code viewer

6 detail rows

YARA Rule Matches

5 rules

Severity	Rule	Hits	Files	Metadata
LOW	`postinstall obfuscation`	1	content.js	-
LOW	`postinstall network communication`	1	content.js	-
LOW	`postinstall system command`	1	popup/popup.css	-
LOW	`LocalStorageShouldNotBeUsed`	1	content.js	-
LOW	`postinstall file download`	1	content.js	-

Network Indicators

Concrete URLs, domains, IPs, emails, and hashes extracted from the analyzed artifact.

8 total

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Publisher Evidence

Limited evidence

Naka

Publisher identity, store signals, distribution reach, and warning signals used for context. Treat this as supporting evidence, not a clean bill of health.

Firefox does not expose the same publisher verification data as IDE stores, so this score is deliberately conservative.

Noisy-finding weight

x1.00

Publisher domain

No domain

Missing

Store verification signal

Limited signal

Limited

Extension portfolio

Portfolio

13 evidence rows available.

Finding Categories

Network

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

5 rules

postinstall obfuscation postinstall network communication postinstall system command LocalStorageShouldNotBeUsed postinstall file download

Requested Permissions

3 permissions

storage

Low

*://www.youtube.com/*

Low

*://m.youtube.com/*

Low

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

YouTube Shorts Autoscroll is a Firefox Add-ons extension published by Naka. Version 1.1.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 45.74/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 14 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents moderate security risk. Several findings were detected that may warrant attention. Users should carefully review the permissions and findings before installation.

Findings Breakdown

Medium: 9 finding(s)
Low: 5 finding(s)

What Was Analyzed

The security assessment covers multiple analysis categories:

Malware Detection: YARA rule matching against 2,400+ malware signatures
Secret Detection: Scanning for exposed API keys, tokens, and credentials
Static Analysis: Code-level security analysis for common vulnerability patterns
Network Analysis: Detection of suspicious network communications and endpoints
Obfuscation Detection: Identification of code obfuscation techniques

Developer Information

YouTube Shorts Autoscroll is published by Naka on the Firefox Add-ons marketplace. The extension has approximately 1 users.

Recommendation

Exercise caution with this extension. Review the detailed findings and ensure the requested permissions align with the extension's stated functionality before installation.

Source Code Viewer

Source Code Not Available

Source code is not available for this version of the extension.

About This Extension

Autoscrolls YouTube Shorts when the video finishes. One toggle. No telemetry. Go watch your videos. I use YouTube Shorts for background noise. There is no autoplay, so I kept hearing the same Short loop over and over. I got tired of it and wrote this. It moves to the next Short when the current one ends. That's it. <ul><li>One switch in the toolbar popup. On or off.</li><li>Works in background tabs. Put it in another tab and let it run.</li><li>Runs on <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/577585700e711c66b2f847e9c2ba66f07706960fe129e88008d23cb2a93a014c/http%3A//youtube.com" rel="nofollow">youtube.com</a>. Nothing else.</li><li>No accounts, no settings page, no analytics, no tracking.</li><li>Only permission is local storage, to remember the switch.</li></ul> Firefox: Video & Music Chrome: Entertainment <code>storage</code>: stores one boolean, whether the switch is on. Content script on <code>*://www.youtube.com/*</code> and <code>*://m.youtube.com/*</code>: listens to the Shorts video element for the end of the clip. In a visible tab it clicks YouTube's own "Next video" button. In a hidden tab, where the browser stops rendering and that button does nothing, it navigates the tab to the next Short's URL using the reel sequence YouTube already embedded in the page. If that list is exhausted it re-reads the current page HTML from <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/577585700e711c66b2f847e9c2ba66f07706960fe129e88008d23cb2a93a014c/http%3A//youtube.com" rel="nofollow">youtube.com</a> to get the next ids. No data leaves <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/577585700e711c66b2f847e9c2ba66f07706960fe129e88008d23cb2a93a014c/http%3A//youtube.com" rel="nofollow">youtube.com</a>. This extension does not collect, store, or transmit any data.

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