Northwestern Libraries Search Assistant
Search Northwestern's collections, Google Scholar, or other libraries using WorldCat, without leaving your current page.
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Features & Capabilities
User Growth & Download Statistics
Manifest V2 Add-on
- By:
- Northwestern University Library
- Daily users:
- 41 3
- Rating:
- 5.00 (1)
- Version:
- 1.2 Last updated: 2022-04-06
- Version code:
- 5388483
- Creation date:
- 2022-01-13
- Risk:
- Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- Size:
- 949.92KB
- Email:
- li*****@u.northwestern.edu
- URLs:
- Website
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-07-10
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Is Northwestern Libraries Search Assistant Safe?
Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
Northwestern Libraries Search Assistant requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.
Northwestern Libraries Search Assistant has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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