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User Growth & Download Statistics
Manifest V2 Add-on Overrides search engine
- By:
- Swisscows AG
- Daily users:
- 9,249 -79
- Rating:
- 4.68 (228)
- Version:
- 1.4 Last updated: 2021-02-22
- Version code:
- 5185213
- Creation date:
- 2019-02-27
- Risk:
- Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Size:
- 19.18KB
- URLs:
- Website
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-06-20
- Compare stats and ranking:
- Swisscows vs eTools.ch Metasearch
- Swisscows vs SWICA x Panda Search
- Swisscows vs Privacy Search Companion
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User Reviews
Multiple reviews highlight stability and reliable search performance—users report the add-on works stably and helps them find what they were looking for. A complaint about a subscription requirement appears but only in a single review, so it was not counted among recurring issues. Pros
- Stable and reliable performance
- Effectively finds the desired search results
Cons
Recent reviews
sicher und vertrauenswürdig
by Fi*****, 2026-01-03
Very good
by qu*****, 2025-12-18
Everything works stably
by Pp*****, 2025-08-07
Is Swisscows 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.
Swisscows requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
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.
Swisscows has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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