Is Block Site safe to use?

Block Site has a security risk score of 0/100 (MINIMAL risk). Our security analysis detected 0 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Block Site?

Based on our automated security analysis, Block Site presents minimal 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.

Is "Block Site" on Firefox Add-ons Safe to Install?

Ray · firefox · v0.5.6

This extension will block access to websites of your choosing. A master password controls all customization options, as well as access to any blocked site. It’s also possible to redirect navigation from one specific website to another. Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maE-gOUSH4c Features: 1. Block unwanted domains. 2. Prevent access to a range of websites using wildcard matching or regular expression matching. 3. Reverse mode allows access to only some hostnames and blocks access to all others. 4. Custom redirection; you can redirect a single blocked hostname to a new destination. 5. Display a custom message on blocked pages. 6. Time and date based blocking. Only block access to the websites at specified times and dates. This feature can be configured per hostname. 7. Protect data leakage. This extension prevents certain hostnames from gathering network activity from your computer, since blocking occurs before any network request is emitted to the server. 8. Auto-closes blocked tabs after a period of time. 10. Closes annoying pop-ups as soon as the opening request is received. 11. Pause and resume blocking from the right-click context menu of the toolbar button. 12. Supports overwriting configurations by managed storage For the FAQs and general feature suggestions please use: https://webextension.org/listing/block-site.html For technical bug reports use: https://github.com/ray-lothian/Block-Site/issues

Risk Assessment

Pending

out of 100

MINIMAL

0 security findings detected across all analyzers

Firefox extension requesting 8 permissions

No Threats Detected

This extension passed all security checks

About This Extension

This extension will block access to websites of your choosing. A master password controls all customization options, as well as access to any blocked site. It’s also possible to redirect navigation from one specific website to another. Preview: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/d44b98f396878c6af46b22451c6fcbecf0934634c20e1be4b642df1b3d4984a6/https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=maE-gOUSH4c" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maE-gOUSH4c</a> Features: 1. Block unwanted domains. 2. Prevent access to a range of websites using wildcard matching or regular expression matching. 3. Reverse mode allows access to only some hostnames and blocks access to all others. 4. Custom redirection; you can redirect a single blocked hostname to a new destination. 5. Display a custom message on blocked pages. 6. Time and date based blocking. Only block access to the websites at specified times and dates. This feature can be configured per hostname. 7. Protect data leakage. This extension prevents certain hostnames from gathering network activity from your computer, since blocking occurs before any network request is emitted to the server. 8. Auto-closes blocked tabs after a period of time. 10. Closes annoying pop-ups as soon as the opening request is received. 11. Pause and resume blocking from the right-click context menu of the toolbar button. 12. Supports overwriting configurations by managed storage For the FAQs and general feature suggestions please use: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/7a2f16d729952b1cbe776326042c0b9d7956dca0db852ecb74512c58af884b91/https%3A//webextension.org/listing/block-site.html" rel="nofollow">https://webextension.org/listing/block-site.html</a> For technical bug reports use: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/1da51d433ab23e9619a9c0473b31a0f5ede4222ce839c33414488d25735474f2/https%3A//github.com/ray-lothian/Block-Site/issues" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/ray-lothian/Block-Site/issues</a>

No Findings

All security checks passed

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Block Site is a Firefox Add-ons extension published by Ray. Version 0.5.6 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 0/100 (MINIMAL risk) based on 0 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.

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

Block Site is published by Ray on the Firefox Add-ons marketplace. The extension has approximately 71K 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.

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