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Ghostery AdBlocker for Privacy

Edge extension·by Ghostery GmbH
27
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

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How it ranks

Ghostery AdBlocker for Privacy's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
0%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Productivity
1%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 8,187 productivity extensions
Findings
301
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
14
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
975555
median 89vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 301 distinct issues across 6 severities
301
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

6 risky permissions of 14 total
6 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 6 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
User scripts

Can register and execute user scripts in web pages

High
Delete browsing data(optional)

Can remove browsing history, cookies, cache, and other browsing data

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

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

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

Low
View blocked request stats

Can see which declarative rules matched network requests

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 26, 2026
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