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ArchiveBox

Edge extension·by ArchiveBox
72
/ 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
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Tabs
6%of tabs extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,598 tabs extensions
Findings
12
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
77
median 2vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 12 distinct issues across 6 severities
12
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 21 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

5 risky permissions of 11 total
5 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 5 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 browsing history(optional)

Can read and modify your complete browsing history

High
Access browser cookies(optional)

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
View open tabs(optional)

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Execute scripts in pages(optional)

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

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
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026
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