SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
yt-dlp downloader Win/Linux
Firefox extension·by iron4umx
How it ranks
yt-dlp downloader Win/Linux's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
99%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
90%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
0
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
1
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
3
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 0 distinct issues across 6 severities
0
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium00%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 3 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
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