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Search & Link Preview

Firefox extension·by Justice Ogbonna
74
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Search & Link Preview's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
73.99%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
63.989999999999995%of its category extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
65
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
5
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 65 distinct issues across 6 severities
65
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 128 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access all HTTP sites

Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites

High
Access all HTTPS sites

Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

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