# HTTP alert

> Adds an interstitial alert before visiting HTTP (insecure) sites.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `http-alert`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Marco Benzoni
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-26
- **First published:** 2019-07-09
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2023-10-20
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/http-alert/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/qlcvea/http-alert/issues](https://gitlab.com/qlcvea/http-alert/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/http-alert/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/http-alert/privacy/)

## Description

HTTP alert is a Firefox add-on that adds an interstitial alert before visiting HTTP (insecure) sites. It allows exceptions to be added temporarily or permanently and can remove permanent exceptions in the add-on's options page. Requests are not immediately blocked but are checked for HTTPS redirections before blocking.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

## 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/http-alert)