Is Clear Cache Safe?
Clear Cache — Nerq Trust Score 52.8/100 (C- grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-04-12
Clear Cache is a Firefox extension with a Nerq Trust Score of 52.8/100 (C-), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-04-12 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 30/100. Data sourced from addons.mozilla.org metadata, permissions analysis, and source code availability. Last updated: 2026-04-12. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Clear Cache safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Clear Cache has a Nerq Trust Score of 52.8/100 (C-). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-04-12).
What is Clear Cache's trust score?
Clear Cache has a Nerq Trust Score of 52.8/100, earning a C- grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Clear Cache?
Clear Cache's strongest signal is security at 90/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Clear Cache and who maintains it?
| Author | TenSoja |
| Category | Firefox Add-ons |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Clear Cache
What is Clear Cache?
Clear Cache is a Firefox add-on — Global cache cleanup and site data (cookies/storage) with time periods and notifications. Great for developers. F9 shortcut included!.
How to Verify Safety
Review permissions on addons.mozilla.org. Check if source code is available.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=Clear Cache
Key Safety Concerns for Firefox add-on
When evaluating any Firefox add-on, watch for: excessive permissions, data harvesting.
Measured Signals
Clear Cache has a Nerq Trust Score of 53/100 (C-). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Clear Cache has a Trust Score of 53/100 (C-).
- The score is a measured composite — it is not a suitability judgment. Evaluate the individual signals against your own requirements.
- Query the current measured values via the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 90/100 |
| Maintenance | 50/100 |
| Popularity | 30/100 |
| Quality | 40/100 |
| Community | 35/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from addons.mozilla.org metadata, permissions analysis, and source code availability.
What data does Clear Cache collect?
Clear Cache has a privacy score of 90/100. Review the documentation and privacy policy for data handling details.
Full analysis: Clear Cache Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Clear Cache secure?
Security score: 90/100 (0-100, higher = fewer measured security issues).
Nerq monitors this entity against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases for ongoing security assessment.
Full analysis: Clear Cache Security Report
How we calculated this score
Clear Cache's trust score of 52.8/100 (C-) is computed from addons.mozilla.org metadata, permissions analysis, and source code availability. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (50/100), popularity (30/100), quality (40/100), community (35/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.
Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.
Signals last measured on April 12, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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