# DirectURLtoDuckDuckGo

> Search directly typed URLs with DuckDuckGo to prevent phishing.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/directurltoduckduckgo](https://chrome-stats.com/d/directurltoduckduckgo)

## Overview

- **ID:** `directurltoduckduckgo`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Flaes
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-07
- **First published:** 2023-04-06
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2023-04-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/directurltoduckduckgo/)

## Description

This addon makes sure that every directly typed URL in the address bar is searched on DuckDuckGo instead of loaded directly. This prevents phishing attacks with typos (e.g. <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/bde9b5ddcc47d4d8ca4564bf4d5c384ff4253d7169bf248434c22d876011e610/http%3A//www.googel.com" rel="nofollow">www.googel.com</a>)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/directurltoduckduckgo)