SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Simple Search

Firefox extension·by The Markup
84
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Simple Search's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
52%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,509 extensions
In Appearance
24%of appearance extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 19,026 appearance extensions
Findings
22
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
191
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
230
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 22 distinct issues across 6 severities
22
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

191 permissions declared
No risky permissions
191 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Info
*://www.bing.com/search?*

No additional information available.

Info
*://www.google.com/search?*

No additional information available.

Info
*://www.google.ad/search?*

No additional information available.

Info
*://www.google.ae/search?*

No additional information available.

Info
*://www.google.com.af/search?*

No additional information available.

Info
*://www.google.com.ag/search?*

No additional information available.

Info
*://www.google.com.ai/search?*

No additional information available.

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 24, 2026
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