# Off the hook

> Phishing Detection Addon.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/off\_the\_hook](https://chrome-stats.com/d/off_the_hook)

## Overview

- **ID:** `off_the_hook`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** phishing.prevention.help
- **Category:** privacy-security,alerts-updates,other
- **Version:** 1.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-06-28
- **Size:** 823 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/off_the_hook/)

## Description

Off the hook is a Firefox add-on called 'Phishing Detection Addon.' It detects whether a visited web address is a phishing website or not. In case of a phishing website, it gives a warning message along with the probable safe target.

## Rankings

- #143,378 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `notifications`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/off_the_hook)