Is "Disable Polymer on YouTube" on Firefox Add-ons Safe to Install?

Firefox user 14182893 · firefox · v1.1resigned1

The polymer redesign of YouTube has made the site very slow for Firefox users. This add-on adds the "disable_polymer" option to YouTube URLs in order to revert back to the old classic design.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed
19.62
out of 100
MINIMAL

9 security findings detected across all analyzers

Firefox extension requesting 3 permissions

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
0
High
9
Medium
0
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

9
IoC Indicators

Requested Permissions

3 permissions
webRequest

Intercept, modify, and block all network requests

High
webRequestBlocking

Block network requests before they complete

High
*://www.youtube.com/*
Low

No Findings

All security checks passed

Indicators of Compromise

Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis

URLs
2
Domains
6
Strings
9

All Indicators · 9

Domain
detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Hash
detected MD5 Hash: d215c32dfdd91dc3857ed3b5718180ce

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: d215c32dfdd91dc3857ed3b5718180ce

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: mozilla.com

XIOC detected Domain: mozilla.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: t1f611bc6e457f46396899ca7d0c4271b.d215c32dfdd91dc3857ed3b5718180ce.addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: t1f611bc6e457f46396899ca7d0c4271b.d215c32dfdd91dc3857ed3b5718180ce.addons.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: www.youtube.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.youtube.com

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: http://addons.mozilla.org/ca/crl.pem0N

XIOC detected URL: http://addons.mozilla.org/ca/crl.pem0N

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://www.youtube.com/*

XIOC detected URL: https://www.youtube.com/*

extracted_from_files

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Disable Polymer on YouTube is a Firefox Add-ons extension published by Firefox user 14182893. Version 1.1resigned1 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

Disable Polymer on YouTube is published by Firefox user 14182893 on the Firefox Add-ons marketplace. The extension has approximately 573 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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