Yahoo! Search

set search provider to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Search - Firefox Add-on for Easy Web Search

'Yahoo! Search' is a Firefox add-on that serves as a tool for facilitating a more streamlined internet browsing experience. Once installed, it enables Firefox users to effortlessly set their default search provider to Yahoo!. This ensures that each internet search instantly taps into the comprehensive database of Yahoo!, delivering highly relevant results. The add-on enhances overall user browsing capabilities leading to better productivity.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2 Overrides search engine
Daily users: 632
Rating: 4.17
(6)
Version: 0.1.1 (Last updated: 2020-03-02)
Version code: 4973501
Creation date: 2019-12-11
Weekly download count: 15
Firefox on Android: No
Size: 14.74K

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Yahoo! Search requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
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Risk likelihood

Yahoo! Search 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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