# MetaRefreshGuard

> Inspect meta refresh redirects and timing-risk patterns.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `metarefreshguard`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Diana
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25
- **First published:** 2026-04-22
- **Size:** 26 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-05-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/metarefreshguard/)

## Description

MetaRefreshGuard is a Firefox extension for auditing <code>meta http-equiv="refresh"</code> behavior on live pages.
It detects refresh tags, parses delay and redirect targets, and highlights risky timing patterns such as instant redirects and short-delay refreshes. It also surfaces refresh tags embedded in <code>noscript</code> blocks, which can be meaningful for fallback behavior audits.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `clipboardWrite`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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