SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
HLS & M3U8 Video Downloader - VidNeatDown
Chrome extension·by handancorp
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
HLS & M3U8 Video Downloader - VidNeatDown's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
6%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,712 extensions
In Productivity
14%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,973 productivity extensions
Findings
50
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
543
median 23vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 50 findings across 5 severities
50
findings
detected
detected
Critical24%
High714%
Medium3978%
Low24%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 9 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
Low
Block network requests (declarative)
Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
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