Anonymox: Code

In 2018, Mozilla and Google pulled Anonymox from their stores amid reports of hidden data collection, ad injection, and potential malware delivery. The source code, however, lived on—scattered across GitHub forks, code repositories, and forensic analyses.

function setNextProxy() { let proxy = proxyList[Math.floor(Math.random() * proxyList.length)]; let config = { mode: "fixed_servers", rules: { singleProxy: { scheme: proxy.type, host: proxy.host, port: proxy.port } } }; browser.proxy.settings.set({value: config}); } anonymox code

So next time you install a “free anonymizer” extension, ask yourself: What would the Anonymox source code look like if I could see it? In 2018, Mozilla and Google pulled Anonymox from

But forks of Anonymox still exist on obscure Chrome extension mirrors. Some have removed the tracking; others have added worse. But forks of Anonymox still exist on obscure

But then, it disappeared.

Published: April 14, 2026 Reading time: 12 minutes Introduction: The Ghost of Proxies Past Anonymox was once a staple in the browser-based privacy world—a Firefox and Chrome extension promising "anonymous web surfing" with a single click. At its peak, millions relied on it to bypass geo-restrictions, mask IP addresses, and evade basic content filters.

// From anonymox/background/proxy-manager.js (circa 2017) let proxyList = []; function fetchProxyList() { fetch('https://api.anonymox.net/get_proxies') .then(res => res.json()) .then(data => { proxyList = data.proxies; // [{host, port, type, country}] setNextProxy(); }); }