SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Download Companion
Firefox extension·by Reilly Jakob
95
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Download Companion's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
78%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Alerts & Updates
62%of alerts & updates extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 7,170 alerts & updates extensions
Findings
4
median 7Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
102
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High125%
Needs Review00%
Medium250%
Low125%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Open downloaded files
Can open files that have been downloaded
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 23, 2026
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