Is "Firefox Multi-Account Containers" on Firefox Add-ons Safe to Install?
About This Extension The Firefox Multi-Account Containers extension lets you carve out a separate box for each of your online lives – no more opening a different browser just to check your work email! Under the hood, it separates website storage into tab-specific Containers. Cookies downloaded by one Container are not available to other Containers. You can even integrate individual Containers with Mozilla VPN to protect your browsing and location. With the Firefox Multi-Account Containers extension, you can... Sign in to two different accounts on the same site (for example, you could sign in to work email and home email in two different Container tabs. Keep different kinds of browsing far away from each other (for example, you might use one Container tab for managing your Checking Account and a different Container tab for searching for new songs by your favorite band) Avoid leaving social-network footprints all over the web (for example, you could use a Container tab for signing in to a social network, and use a different tab for visiting online news sites, keeping your social identity separate from tracking scripts on news sites) Protect your browsing activity in individual Containers using Mozilla VPN, so you can shop while travelling abroad but check your bank account from a server in your home country. After installing the Firefox Multi-Account Containers extension, click the Containers icon to edit your Containers. Change their colors, names, and icons. Long-click the new tab button to open a new Container tab. For more information on how to use Multi-Account Containers, visit our help articles: All about Multi Account Containers Multi Container user - how to use Mozilla VPN VPN subscriber - how to use Multi Account Containers
Risk Assessment
Analyzed292 security findings detected across all analyzers
Firefox extension requesting 17 permissions
Severity Breakdown
Finding Categories
YARA Rules Matched
9 rules(158 hits)Requested Permissions
17 permissionsAccess and modify data on every website you visit
Manage other installed extensions
Exchange messages with programs outside the browser
Control the browser's proxy settings
Read and modify cookies on all sites
Read and modify your browsing history
Block network requests before they complete
Intercept, modify, and block all network requests
About This Extension
Detailed Findings
164 totalYARA Rule Matches
9 rulesIndicators of Compromise
Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis
All Indicators · 128
detected URL: https://$ XIOC detected URL: https://$
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detected Domain: assignmanager.open XIOC detected Domain: assignmanager.open
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detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla-l10n/multi-account-containers-l10n/workflows/L10n%20Linter/badge.svg) XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla-l10n/multi-account-containers-l10n/workflows/L10n%20Linter/badge.svg)
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detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers
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detected URL: https://mzl.la/2gJtIZ4 XIOC detected URL: https://mzl.la/2gJtIZ4
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detected URL: https://bit.ly/fb-share-mac-addon XIOC detected URL: https://bit.ly/fb-share-mac-addon
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detected URL: http://bit.ly/tweet-100-tabs-mac-addon XIOC detected URL: http://bit.ly/tweet-100-tabs-mac-addon
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detected URL: https://www.mozilla.org/favicon.ico XIOC detected URL: https://www.mozilla.org/favicon.ico
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detected URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/105034/create-guid-uuid-in-javascript XIOC detected URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/105034/create-guid-uuid-in-javascript
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detected URL: https://bugzil.la/1314674 XIOC detected URL: https://bugzil.la/1314674
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detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers/issues/608 XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers/issues/608
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detected MD5 Hash: b1a78e0471da2a1732727efd2833ff20 XIOC detected MD5 Hash: b1a78e0471da2a1732727efd2833ff20
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detected IP: ::bef XIOC detected IP: ::bef
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detected URL: https://accounts.firefox.com/?service=sync&action=email&context=fx_desktop_v3&entrypoint=multi-account-containers&utm_source=addon&utm_medium=panel&utm_campaign=container-sync&brand=mozilla XIOC detected URL: https://accounts.firefox.com/?service=sync&action=email&context=fx_desktop_v3&entrypoint=multi-account-containers&utm_source=addon&utm_medium=panel&utm_campaign=container-sync&brand=mozilla
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detected URL: https://github.com/Rob--W/bookmark-container-tab/ XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Rob--W/bookmark-container-tab/
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detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers/issues/626 XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers/issues/626
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detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215376#c16 XIOC detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215376#c16
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detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352102 XIOC detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352102
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detected URL: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manage-extension-shortcuts-firefox XIOC detected URL: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manage-extension-shortcuts-firefox
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detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295072 XIOC detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295072
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detected URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/move): XIOC detected URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/move):
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detected URL: https://pontoon.mozilla.org/projects/firefox-multi-account-containers/). XIOC detected URL: https://pontoon.mozilla.org/projects/firefox-multi-account-containers/).
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detected URL: https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/). XIOC detected URL: https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/).
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detected URL: http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch XIOC detected URL: http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch
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detected URL: https://sketchapp.com XIOC detected URL: https://sketchapp.com
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detected URL: http://creativecommons.org/ns# XIOC detected URL: http://creativecommons.org/ns#
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detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/847 XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/847
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detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers/issues/421 XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers/issues/421
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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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detected URL: https://www.mozilla.org/about/governance/policies/participation/). XIOC detected URL: https://www.mozilla.org/about/governance/policies/participation/).
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detected URL: https://www.mozilla.org/about/governance/policies/participation/reporting/)' XIOC detected URL: https://www.mozilla.org/about/governance/policies/participation/reporting/)'
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detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html). XIOC detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html).
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detected Domain: identity.name XIOC detected Domain: identity.name
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detected URL: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers XIOC detected URL: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers
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detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers#readme XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers#readme
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detected Domain: city.name XIOC detected Domain: city.name
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detected Domain: radiobtn.name XIOC detected Domain: radiobtn.name
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detected Domain: currenttab.id XIOC detected Domain: currenttab.id
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detected Domain: mzl.la XIOC detected Domain: mzl.la
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detected Domain: bit.ly XIOC detected Domain: bit.ly
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detected Domain: www.mozillllllllllllllllllllllllllllla.org XIOC detected Domain: www.mozillllllllllllllllllllllllllllla.org
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detected Domain: e.target.id XIOC detected Domain: e.target.id
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detected Domain: proxyinfo.host XIOC detected Domain: proxyinfo.host
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detected Domain: editedidentity.name XIOC detected Domain: editedidentity.name
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detected Domain: containername.select XIOC detected Domain: containername.select
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detected Domain: el.id XIOC detected Domain: el.id
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detected Domain: proxy.host XIOC detected Domain: proxy.host
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detected URL: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/protect-your-container-tabs-mozilla-vpn XIOC detected URL: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/protect-your-container-tabs-mozilla-vpn
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detected URL: https://www.mozilla.org/products/vpn XIOC detected URL: https://www.mozilla.org/products/vpn
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detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1340930 XIOC detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1340930
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detected Domain: accounts.firefox.com XIOC detected Domain: accounts.firefox.com
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detected Domain: achievement.name XIOC detected Domain: achievement.name
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detected Domain: element.click XIOC detected Domain: element.click
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detected Domain: backbutton.click XIOC detected Domain: backbutton.click
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detected Domain: tout.name XIOC detected Domain: tout.name
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detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call XIOC detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call
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detected Domain: currentcontainer.name XIOC detected Domain: currentcontainer.name
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detected Domain: container.name XIOC detected Domain: container.name
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detected Domain: reopenedtab.id XIOC detected Domain: reopenedtab.id
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detected Domain: element.style XIOC detected Domain: element.style
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detected Domain: mullvad.net XIOC detected Domain: mullvad.net
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detected Domain: noneoption.id XIOC detected Domain: noneoption.id
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detected Domain: sender.id XIOC detected Domain: sender.id
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detected URL: http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. XIOC detected URL: http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
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detected Domain: localidentity.name XIOC detected Domain: localidentity.name
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detected Domain: syncidentity.name XIOC detected Domain: syncidentity.name
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detected Domain: localmatch.name XIOC detected Domain: localmatch.name
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detected Domain: getident.name XIOC detected Domain: getident.name
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detected Domain: identityinfo.name XIOC detected Domain: identityinfo.name
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detected Domain: newwindowobj.id XIOC detected Domain: newwindowobj.id
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detected Domain: tabs.map XIOC detected Domain: tabs.map
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detected Domain: identities.map XIOC detected Domain: identities.map
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detected Domain: windowobj.id XIOC detected Domain: windowobj.id
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detected Domain: tabs.at XIOC detected Domain: tabs.at
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detected Domain: stackoverflow.com XIOC detected Domain: stackoverflow.com
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detected Domain: bugzil.la XIOC detected Domain: bugzil.la
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detected Domain: support.mozilla.org XIOC detected Domain: support.mozilla.org
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detected Domain: developer.mozilla.org XIOC detected Domain: developer.mozilla.org
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detected Domain: constants.open XIOC detected Domain: constants.open
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detected Domain: command.name XIOC detected Domain: command.name
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detected Domain: this.new XIOC detected Domain: this.new
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detected Domain: a.name XIOC detected Domain: a.name
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detected Domain: list.map XIOC detected Domain: list.map
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detected Domain: changeinfo.contextualidentity.name XIOC detected Domain: changeinfo.contextualidentity.name
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detected Domain: this.menu XIOC detected Domain: this.menu
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detected Domain: bookmarktreenode.id XIOC detected Domain: bookmarktreenode.id
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detected Domain: browser.tabs.group XIOC detected Domain: browser.tabs.group
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detected Domain: servercountry.name XIOC detected Domain: servercountry.name
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detected Domain: option.id XIOC detected Domain: option.id
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detected Domain: u.it XIOC detected Domain: u.it
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detected Domain: ns.adobe.com XIOC detected Domain: ns.adobe.com
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detected Domain: www.amazon.com XIOC detected Domain: www.amazon.com
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detected Domain: tab.id XIOC detected Domain: tab.id
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detected Domain: www.bohemiancoding.com XIOC detected Domain: www.bohemiancoding.com
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Security Analysis Summary
Security Analysis Overview
Firefox Multi-Account Containers is a Firefox Add-ons extension published by Firefox. Version 8.3.7 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 100/100 (CRITICAL risk) based on 292 security findings.
Risk Assessment
This extension presents critical security risk. Severe issues were detected, potentially including malware indicators, exposed secrets, or dangerous behaviors. Installation is strongly discouraged until these issues are addressed.
Findings Breakdown
- High: 159 finding(s)
- Medium: 133 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
Firefox Multi-Account Containers is published by Firefox on the Firefox Add-ons marketplace. The extension has approximately 401K users.
Recommendation
This extension is not recommended for installation without thorough manual review. Consider alternatives with lower risk scores, or contact the developer to address the identified security concerns.
Source Code Not Available
Source code is not available for this version of the extension.
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