# FakeUpdate

> Hides the screen behind a fake Windows 10 Update, taken from www.updatefaker.com

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `fakeupdate`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** lonehell2
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-12-29
- **First published:** 2020-12-28
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/fakeupdate/)

## Description

FakeUpdate is a Firefox add-on that disguises the screen with a fake Windows 10 Update from www.updatefaker.com. This prank extension allows you to play tricks on your friends or take a humorous break by simulating an update process.

## Rankings

- #54,376 — Overall
- #31 — update

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `webRequest`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows the extension to observe and analyze traffic in flight for the selected hosts.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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