SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Hio
Edge extension·by Hio Technologies Inc.
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Hio's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
78.49%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
68.49%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
16
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
4
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
14
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 16 findings across 5 severities
16
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High319%
Medium1063%
Low319%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 14 total
2 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 4 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
Critical
Manage other extensions
Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Control privacy settings
Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
Medium
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Manage power settings
Can prevent the display from dimming or the system from sleeping
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