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22Versions
1Code reviewed

No malware found

In code review (v0.9.8)

Our reviewer read version 0.9.8 — the most recent version we have reviewed — and found no malicious behaviour. The version shown here has not been individually reviewed yet.

What our analysis found

Snowflake, used by 70,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. It was last updated in July 2026.

The Snowflake extension is a legitimate Tor proxy tool developed by the Tor Project. All network communication is restricted to *. and *., which are official Tor infrastructure domains. The offscreen permission is used solely to host WebRTC, a core requirement for the proxy. The collection of the user's IP address (disclosed as 'Location' in the Chrome Web Store listing) is inherent to the WebRTC proxy function. No evidence of data exfiltration, tracking, or code injection was found. The ML model's risk score of 0.00 and the third-party assessment's low corroborate the benign nature.

Snowflake

Snowflake Chrome extension security report

ID: mafpmfcccpbjnhfhjnllmmalhifmlcie

Supported Languages

🇸🇦Arabic
🇧🇩Bengali
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇧🇬Bulgarian
🇪🇸Catalan
🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)
🇨🇿Czech
🇳🇱Dutch
🇫🇮Finnish
🇫🇷French
🇩🇪German
🇬🇷Greek
🇭🇺Hungarian
🇮🇹Italian
🇯🇵Japanese
🇰🇷Korean
🇮🇷Persian
🇵🇱Polish
🇵🇹Portuguese
🇷🇴Romanian
🇷🇺Russian
🇪🇸Spanish
🇹🇷Turkish
🇺🇦Ukrainian
🇺🇸US English
🇻🇳Vietnamese

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
0.10.1
Size
0.19 MB
Rating
4.8/5
Reviews
156
Users
70,000
Type
Extension
Updated
Jul 31, 2026
Category
Social networking
Price
Free
Featured
No
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
No
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Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author
the-tor-project
Country
US
MX records exist
Yes
Domain exists
Yes
Is disposable
No
Is role-based
No
Mailbox exists
Yes
Address
217 1st Ave South #4903 Seattle, WA 98194 US
Website
Visit
Extensions
1
Active
1
Obsolete
0
Listed
1
Unlisted
0
Users
70,000

Screenshots & videos

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Install growth

Item
Type
Severity
Description
offscreen
Permission
High
This permission creates hidden browser documents with full DOM access. Rated High because it can run background operations invisibly, potentially executing malicious code without user awareness.
storage
Permission
Medium
This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.

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About this extension

Allow users in censored countries to use your network connection to access the Tor network.

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Help people in censored countries bypass censorship by running the Snowflake extension If you want to help people in censored countries access the Internet without restrictions, consider installing and running the Snowflake extension. Once you install it and enable it, there's nothing else you need to do. Once the snowflake icon turns green, this means a censored user is connecting through your extension to access the Internet! The only prerequisite to install this extension is that the Internet in your country is not heavily censored already. There is no need to worry about which websites people are accessing through your Snowflake extension. Their visible browsing IP address will match their Tor exit node, not yours. If you live in a censored country If you live in a censored country and want to connect to a Snowflake extension, you do not need to install a separate application to connect to a Snowflake proxy and bypass censorship. It is a circumvention feature embedded within existing apps. Currently Snowflake is available inside Tor Browser on Desktop and Android, Onion Browser on iOS, and Orbot on Android and iOS. If you have downloaded and installed any of these apps, and they are censored in your country, you can bypass the censorship by activating Snowflake through these apps' settings page. Support channels If you encounter issues while trying to connect to Tor using Snowflake, the Tor support channel can be reached on Telegram (https://t.me/torprojectsupportbot) and email (frontdesk@torproject.org). You can also browse the Tor Support Portal (https://support.torproject.org/) and the Tor Project Forum (https://forum.torproject.net) for answers.

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No network indicators were extracted from this version.

Version
Size
Verdict
Findings
Permhash
0.10.1
Latest
0.19 MBNot scanned—
8e61a1af181888cef4c736de882b2fd2bf4e8b9d4a80d77b374382ab8c57fb3b
0.10.0
0.18 MBNot scanned—
8e61a1af181888cef4c736de882b2fd2bf4e8b9d4a80d77b374382ab8c57fb3b
0.9.8
0.18 MBNo malware found0
8e61a1af181888cef4c736de882b2fd2bf4e8b9d4a80d77b374382ab8c57fb3b
0.9.7
0.18 MBNot scanned—
8e61a1af181888cef4c736de882b2fd2bf4e8b9d4a80d77b374382ab8c57fb3b
0.9.6
0.17 MBNot scanned—
8e61a1af181888cef4c736de882b2fd2bf4e8b9d4a80d77b374382ab8c57fb3b
0.9.5
0.18 MBNot scanned—
8e61a1af181888cef4c736de882b2fd2bf4e8b9d4a80d77b374382ab8c57fb3b
0.9.4
0.15 MBNot scanned—
8e61a1af181888cef4c736de882b2fd2bf4e8b9d4a80d77b374382ab8c57fb3b
0.9.1
0.23 MBNot scanned—
8e61a1af181888cef4c736de882b2fd2bf4e8b9d4a80d77b374382ab8c57fb3b
0.9.0
0.23 MBNot scanned—
8e61a1af181888cef4c736de882b2fd2bf4e8b9d4a80d77b374382ab8c57fb3b
0.8.4
0.23 MBNot scanned—
49a25f9feefaffecad0fcd30c50dc9331cff8b55ece53def6285c09e17e6f5d7
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