# Hide Punycode sites on Google Search

> Hide Punycode sites on Google Search Results for prevent punycode phishing attack.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-punycode-sites](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-punycode-sites)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hide-punycode-sites`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** backy0175
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 246
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-11-14
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hide-punycode-sites/)
- **Website:** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/backy-software-support](https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/backy-software-support)

## Description

The "Hide Punycode Sites on Google Search" Chrome extension enhances your online security by automatically filtering out punycode URLs from your Google search results. Punycode is often exploited in phishing attacks by disguising malicious websites as legitimate ones through similarly looking domain names. This extension helps prevent such phishing attacks by hiding these deceptive punycode sites, giving you safer and more trustworthy search results. By using this simple yet effective tool, users can browse Google search results with increased confidence and reduced risk of falling victim to punycode-based phishing scams.

## Rankings

- #7,379 — Overall
- #50 — google search
- #81 — site
- #130 — qr code
- #153 — prevent
- #247 — google

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `www.google.ad`
- `www.google.ae`
- `www.google.am`
- `www.google.as`
- `www.google.at`
- `www.google.az`
- `www.google.ba`
- `www.google.be`
- `www.google.bf`
- `www.google.bg`
- `www.google.bi`
- `www.google.bj`
- `www.google.bs`
- `www.google.by`
- `www.google.ca`
- `www.google.cat`
- `www.google.cd`
- `www.google.cf`
- `www.google.cg`
- `www.google.ch`
- `www.google.ci`
- `www.google.cl`
- `www.google.cm`
- `www.google.cn`
- `www.google.co.bw`
- `www.google.co.ck`
- `www.google.co.cr`
- `www.google.co.id`
- `www.google.co.il`
- `www.google.co.in`
- `www.google.co.jp`
- `www.google.co.ke`
- `www.google.co.kr`
- `www.google.co.ls`
- `www.google.co.ma`
- `www.google.co.mz`
- `www.google.co.nz`
- `www.google.co.th`
- `www.google.co.tz`
- `www.google.co.ug`
- `www.google.co.uk`
- `www.google.co.uz`
- `www.google.co.ve`
- `www.google.co.vi`
- `www.google.co.za`
- `www.google.co.zm`
- `www.google.co.zw`
- `www.google.com`
- `www.google.com.af`
- `www.google.com.ag`
- `www.google.com.ai`
- `www.google.com.ar`
- `www.google.com.au`
- `www.google.com.bd`
- `www.google.com.bh`
- `www.google.com.bn`
- `www.google.com.bo`
- `www.google.com.br`
- `www.google.com.by`
- `www.google.com.bz`
- `www.google.com.co`
- `www.google.com.cu`
- `www.google.com.do`
- `www.google.com.ec`
- `www.google.com.eg`
- `www.google.com.et`
- `www.google.com.fj`
- `www.google.com.gh`
- `www.google.com.gi`
- `www.google.com.gt`
- `www.google.com.hk`
- `www.google.com.jm`
- `www.google.com.kh`
- `www.google.com.kw`
- `www.google.com.lb`
- `www.google.com.ly`
- `www.google.com.mt`
- `www.google.com.mx`
- `www.google.com.my`
- `www.google.com.na`
- `www.google.com.nf`
- `www.google.com.ng`
- `www.google.com.ni`
- `www.google.com.np`
- `www.google.com.om`
- `www.google.com.pa`
- `www.google.com.pe`
- `www.google.com.ph`
- `www.google.com.pk`
- `www.google.com.pr`
- `www.google.com.py`
- `www.google.com.qa`
- `www.google.com.sa`
- `www.google.com.sb`
- `www.google.com.sg`
- `www.google.com.sl`
- `www.google.com.sv`
- `www.google.com.tj`
- `www.google.com.tr`
- `www.google.com.tw`
- `www.google.com.ua`
- `www.google.com.uy`
- `www.google.com.vc`
- `www.google.com.vn`
- `www.google.cz`
- `www.google.de`
- `www.google.dj`
- `www.google.dk`
- `www.google.dm`
- `www.google.dz`
- `www.google.ee`
- `www.google.es`
- `www.google.fi`
- `www.google.fm`
- `www.google.fr`
- `www.google.ga`
- `www.google.ge`
- `www.google.gg`
- `www.google.gl`
- `www.google.gm`
- `www.google.gp`
- `www.google.gr`
- `www.google.gy`
- `www.google.hn`
- `www.google.hr`
- `www.google.ht`
- `www.google.hu`
- `www.google.ie`
- `www.google.im`
- `www.google.is`
- `www.google.it`
- `www.google.it.ao`
- `www.google.je`
- `www.google.jo`
- `www.google.kg`
- `www.google.ki`
- `www.google.kz`
- `www.google.la`
- `www.google.li`
- `www.google.lk`
- `www.google.lt`
- `www.google.lu`
- `www.google.lv`
- `www.google.md`
- `www.google.me`
- `www.google.mg`
- `www.google.mk`
- `www.google.ml`
- `www.google.mn`
- `www.google.ms`
- `www.google.mu`
- `www.google.mv`
- `www.google.mw`
- `www.google.ne`
- `www.google.nl`
- `www.google.no`
- `www.google.nr`
- `www.google.nu`
- `www.google.pl`
- `www.google.pn`
- `www.google.ps`
- `www.google.pt`
- `www.google.ro`
- `www.google.rs`
- `www.google.ru`
- `www.google.rw`
- `www.google.sc`
- `www.google.se`
- `www.google.sh`
- `www.google.si`
- `www.google.sk`
- `www.google.sm`
- `www.google.sn`
- `www.google.st`
- `www.google.td`
- `www.google.tg`
- `www.google.tk`
- `www.google.tl`
- `www.google.tm`
- `www.google.to`
- `www.google.tt`
- `www.google.vg`
- `www.google.vu`
- `www.google.ws`
- `encrypted.google.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: google.ad, google.ae, google.am, google.as, google.at, google.az, google.ba, google.be, google.bf, google.bg, google.bi, google.bj, google.bs, google.by, google.ca, google.cat, google.cd, google.cf, google.cg, google.ch, google.ci, google.cl, google.cm, google.cn, co.bw, co.ck, co.cr, co.id, co.il, co.in, co.jp, co.ke, co.kr, co.ls, co.ma, co.mz, co.nz, co.th, co.tz, co.ug, co.uk, co.uz, co.ve, co.vi, co.za, co.zm, co.zw, google.com, com.af, com.ag, com.ai, com.ar, com.au, com.bd, com.bh, com.bn, com.bo, com.br, com.by, com.bz, com.co, com.cu, com.do, com.ec, com.eg, com.et, com.fj, com.gh, com.gi, com.gt, com.hk, com.jm, com.kh, com.kw, com.lb, com.ly, com.mt, com.mx, com.my, com.na, com.nf, com.ng, com.ni, com.np, com.om, com.pa, com.pe, com.ph, com.pk, com.pr, com.py, com.qa, com.sa, com.sb, com.sg, com.sl, com.sv, com.tj, com.tr, com.tw, com.ua, com.uy, com.vc, com.vn, google.cz, google.de, google.dj, google.dk, google.dm, google.dz, google.ee, google.es, google.fi, google.fm, google.fr, google.ga, google.ge, google.gg, google.gl, google.gm, google.gp, google.gr, google.gy, google.hn, google.hr, google.ht, google.hu, google.ie, google.im, google.is, google.it, it.ao, google.je, google.jo, google.kg, google.ki, google.kz, google.la, google.li, google.lk, google.lt, google.lu, google.lv, google.md, google.me, google.mg, google.mk, google.ml, google.mn, google.ms, google.mu, google.mv, google.mw, google.ne, google.nl, google.no, google.nr, google.nu, google.pl, google.pn, google.ps, google.pt, google.ro, google.rs, google.ru, google.rw, google.sc, google.se, google.sh, google.si, google.sk, google.sm, google.sn, google.st, google.td, google.tg, google.tk, google.tl, google.tm, google.to, google.tt, google.vg, google.vu, google.ws
- 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/hide-punycode-sites)