SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
The Tab Economist
Chrome extension·by Anish Varghese
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
The Tab Economist's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
86.94%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
76.94%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
30
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
8
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 30 distinct issues across 6 severities
30
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 34 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical00%
High13%
Needs Review00%
Medium2893%
Low13%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 8 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Manage tab groups
Can create and manage tab groups
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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