SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Hacker News Enhancer
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Hacker News Enhancer's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
63%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
77%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
6
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
10
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 6 distinct issues across 6 severities
6
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 8 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical00%
High117%
Needs Review00%
Medium467%
Low117%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 permissions declared
No risky permissions
2 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
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
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 8, 2026
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