SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Hacker News comments
Firefox extension·by Rob Hoelz
66
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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
Hacker News comments's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
80%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Feeds News Blogging
60%of feeds news blogging extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 7,335 feeds news blogging extensions
Findings
3
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 3 distinct issues across 6 severities
3
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium267%
Low133%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 permissions declared
No risky permissions
3 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Custom menus
Can add custom items to the browser context menu
Info
*://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=*
No additional information available.
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