Is Search Shortcut safe to use?

Search Shortcut has a security risk score of 19.01/100 (MINIMAL risk). Our security analysis detected 8 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Search Shortcut?

Based on our automated security analysis, Search Shortcut 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.

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Search Shortcut

Name: Search Shortcut
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Bora M. ALPER

by Bora M. ALPER · 1 users · 5.0 rating

7bbea8cd-e930-59fd-8227-5ef81976b710 | v2.0

MINIMAL risk

-20 since v1.2

39 → 19 · false positives removed

Risk verdict

No high-risk signal observed

Score-based assessment (minimal risk, 19/100). No analyst review available.

Analysis record

Analysed: 2 months ago
Version: v2.0
Artifact: SHA256 9CB…9D6
Source: Findings (non-IoC)

Network indicator detail is shown below

8 aggregate findings were counted. 8 network indicators contributed to the aggregate finding count.

Network Indicators

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

8 total

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Publisher Evidence

Limited evidence

Bora M. ALPER

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

boramalper.org

Observed

Store verification signal

Limited signal

Limited

Extension portfolio

Portfolio

12 evidence rows available.

Finding Categories

IoC Indicators

Requested Permissions

2 permissions

activeTab

Medium

scripting

Low

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Search Shortcut is a Firefox Add-ons extension published by Bora M. ALPER. Version 2.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 19.01/100 (MINIMAL risk) based on 8 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: 8 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

Search Shortcut is published by Bora M. ALPER on the Firefox Add-ons marketplace. The extension has approximately 1 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.

Firefox version history

Risk trend by version

2 analyzed versions. Each point is the latest successful scan for that version; failed zero-score scans are hidden. Dates are based on first seen by risky plugins.

Selected

Change since first

-20

Change from previous

-20

Versions:

First analyzed version

1.2

Apr 3, 2026

Risk range

19 to 39

Across analyzed versions

Latest analyzed version

2.0

Aug 2, 2026

Selected version

minimal

Version

v2.0

2 months ago

Risk score

Findings

Change vs previous

-20

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Source Code Not Available

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

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