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Auto-Refresh

Firefox extension·by TanKS
76
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Auto-Refresh's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
27%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Tabs
10%of tabs extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,552 tabs extensions
Findings
9
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
11
median 2vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 12 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 5 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Info
http://*/

No additional information available.

Info
https://*/

No additional information available.

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