SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Update Checker for Google Chrome
Chrome extension·by Serhii Svyrydenko
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
Update Checker for Google Chrome's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
22%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,712 extensions
In Productivity
47%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,973 productivity extensions
Findings
9
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
616
median 23vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 findings across 5 severities
9
findings
detected
detected
Critical111%
High111%
Medium667%
Low111%
Info00%
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
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
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