Is "Captcha Renamer" on Firefox Add-ons Safe to Install?

Emi · firefox · v1.4

Rename reCAPTCHA v2 text to something silly.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed
19.62
out of 100
MINIMAL

9 security findings detected across all analyzers

Firefox extension requesting 2 permissions

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
0
High
9
Medium
0
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

9
IoC Indicators

Requested Permissions

2 permissions
*://*/*
Dangerous
storage
Low

No Findings

All security checks passed

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs
1
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: f872a3a1f3ea65022af67a211de45a7f

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: f872a3a1f3ea65022af67a211de45a7f

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: example.com

XIOC detected Domain: example.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: tbb3f1132f31a003324d37b571ebb39b0.f872a3a1f3ea65022af67a211de45a7f.addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: tbb3f1132f31a003324d37b571ebb39b0.f872a3a1f3ea65022af67a211de45a7f.addons.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Other
detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

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

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Captcha Renamer is a Firefox Add-ons extension published by Emi. Version 1.4 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

Captcha Renamer is published by Emi on the Firefox Add-ons marketplace. The extension has approximately 3 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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