Is "YouTube...AdBlocker" on Firefox Add-ons Safe to Install?
What Does the YouTube AdBlocker Extension Do? The YouTube AdBlocker is a Firefox browser extension designed to enhance your YouTube viewing experience by minimizing interruptions from ads. Specifically, it: Skips Skippable Ads: Automatically detects the "Skip Ad" button on YouTube video ads (e.g., the button that appears after 5 seconds). Clicks it for you as soon as it’s available, bypassing the rest of the ad. Speeds Up Unskippable Ads: For ads that can’t be skipped immediately, it increases the video playback speed to 10x. This makes the ad pass by much faster (e.g., a 15-second ad takes about 1.5 seconds). Mutes the ad audio to avoid annoyance during the sped-up playback.
Risk Assessment
Analyzed9 security findings detected across all analyzers
Firefox extension requesting 4 permissions
Severity Breakdown
Finding Categories
Requested Permissions
4 permissionsAbout This Extension
No Findings
All security checks passed
Indicators of Compromise
Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis
All Indicators · 9
detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org XIOC detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org
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detected MD5 Hash: 27caacabc36d64b76b677fb4f4d398f5 XIOC detected MD5 Hash: 27caacabc36d64b76b677fb4f4d398f5
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detected Domain: mozilla.com XIOC detected Domain: mozilla.com
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detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org XIOC detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org
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detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org XIOC detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org
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detected Domain: t0bb360f9045b8b05076776d3fce4d173.27caacabc36d64b76b677fb4f4d398f5.addons.mozilla.org XIOC detected Domain: t0bb360f9045b8b05076776d3fce4d173.27caacabc36d64b76b677fb4f4d398f5.addons.mozilla.org
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detected Domain: skipbutton.click XIOC detected Domain: skipbutton.click
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detected Domain: youtube.com XIOC detected Domain: youtube.com
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detected URL: http://addons.mozilla.org/ca/crl.pem0N XIOC detected URL: http://addons.mozilla.org/ca/crl.pem0N
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Security Analysis Summary
Security Analysis Overview
YouTube...AdBlocker is a Firefox Add-ons extension published by Hi. Version 1.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 19.62/100 (MINIMAL risk) based on 9 security findings.
Risk Assessment
This extension presents minimal security concerns. The automated analysis found very few or no issues, suggesting it is suitable for general use.
Findings Breakdown
- Medium: 9 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...AdBlocker is published by Hi on the Firefox Add-ons marketplace. The extension has approximately 62 users.
Recommendation
Based on the automated security analysis, this extension appears safe for general use. As with any extension, users should review the requested permissions before installation.
Source Code Not Available
Source code is not available for this version of the extension.
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