SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Howdy Stranger
Firefox extension·by Damn Interesting
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points
- No update in over 5 years
Why this matters
An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.
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How it ranks
Howdy Stranger's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
18%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Privacy & Security
12%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 11,537 privacy & security extensions
Findings
13
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
35
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 13 distinct issues across 6 severities
13
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical18%
High18%
Needs Review00%
Medium1077%
Low18%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 4 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites
Can read and modify content on every website you visit
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
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
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 11, 2026
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