SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
ArchiveBox
Edge extension·by ArchiveBox
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
ArchiveBox'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 Feeds News Blogging
7%of feeds news blogging extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 6,855 feeds news blogging extensions
Findings
12
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
35
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 12 distinct issues across 6 severities
12
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 21 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical18%
High217%
Needs Review00%
Medium975%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 9 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Capture page content
Can save complete web pages as MHTML files
High
Access browser cookies(optional)
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
Access browsing history(optional)
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
High
View open tabs(optional)
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
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026
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