# Rick Roll Detector

> Tiny extension to warn you if a page is trying to Rick Roll you.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/rick-roll-detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/rick-roll-detector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `rick-roll-detector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Julien Sellier
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 18
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-09
- **First published:** 2023-05-08
- **Size:** 9.44 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/rick-roll-detector/)
- **Website:** [https://www.juliensellier.com/contact#form](https://www.juliensellier.com/contact#form)

## Description

Rick Roll Detector is a Firefox add-on that checks webpages for links to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" video and warns you with a prefix on the link text if a Rick Roll attempt is detected.

## Rankings

- #25,926 — Overall
- #72 — detect
- #123 — risk

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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