SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Malwarebytes Browser Guard
Edge extension·by Malwarebytes Corp
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Malwarebytes Browser Guard's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
81.95%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
71.95%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
41
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
8
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
18
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 41 distinct issues across 6 severities
41
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium3483%
Low717%
Info00%
Permissions requested
8 risky permissions of 18 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 18 permissions in total. 8 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
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
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
Access browsing history(optional)
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Medium
Read clipboard
Can read text and data currently on your clipboard
Medium
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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